*1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA TOMMY PORTER, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D16-3087 STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent.

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Opinion filed October 21, 2016.

Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.

Stacy A. Scott, Public Defender, and Susan A. Ward, Assistant Public Defender, Gainesville, for Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and David Llanes, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioner is granted a belated appeal of the February 9, 2016, judgment and sentence in Alachua County Circuit Court case number 01-2014-CF-003499-A. Upon issuance of mandate in this cause, a copy of this opinion shall be provided to the clerk *2 of the circuit court for treatment as the notice of appeal. Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D). If petitioner qualifies for appointed counsel, the trial court shall appoint counsel to represent petitioner on appeal.

LEWIS, RAY, and WINSOR, JJ., CONCUR.

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