*1 mm CASE NO. 10-14-00211-CR ^rtW**"" Melvin Lee Sanders III In the Cc Criminal-Appeals in v . Austin , T The State of Texas

MOTION FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEU . PER T.R.A.P. 68.2(c) & 10.5 Now comes Appellant Melvin Lee Sanders III, an inmate, seeking an extension of time to file his Petition for Discretionary Review. Appellant declares the following:

1. The Court of Appeals, Tenth District of Texas, on May 7, 2015

under Cause No. 10-14-00211-CR affirmed the trial court's judgement. FILED IN 2. Appellant desires to file a Petition for Discretionar^TCIslNAtiAPPEALS 22 2015

The current due date is: June 6, 2015 Appellant is seeking a 60 day extension Abel Acosta, Clerk Appellant presents the folloujing basis for his request:

Appellant is an inmate and has no access to modern research tools, office machinery etc.

Appellant is afforded only limited access to the law library (10 hours/week), and that at the convenience of officials. Appellant is a layman at law, substantially slowing his re search, analysis,.and writing.

Appellant lacks the required court documents and must seek them via a protracted mail exchange with the courts.

6. No previous extensions have been granted.

PRAYER Appellant prays the court grant a 60 day extension per T.R.A.P. 2 and 68.2(c).

Respectfully submitted, Melvin Lee Sanders III

Pro-Se Appellant TDCJ-ID # 01931978 Melvin Lee Sanders III 2661 FM 2054 Coffield Unit May 15, 2015 Tennessee Colony, TX 75884