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

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D16-3652 STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent.

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Opinion filed December 16, 2016.

Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.

Raymond Smith, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The petition seeking a belated appeal of the order denying motion for postconviction relief rendered on April 26, 2016, in Leon County Circuit Court case numbers 2012-CF-546A, 2014-CF-1862B, 2014-CF-1880B, and 2014-CF-1909A, is granted. Upon issuance of mandate, a copy of this opinion shall be furnished to the clerk of the lower tribunal for treatment as a notice of appeal.

ROBERTS, C.J., MAKAR and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., CONCUR.