*1 COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § TIMOTHY MURRAY, No. 08-16-00185-CR § Appellant, Appeal from the § 299 th District Court v. § THE STATE OF TEXAS, of Travis County, Texas § State. (TC# D-1-DC-15-203174) § O R D E R Pending before the Court is Appellant’s pro se motion to dismiss appointed counsel. Because it is unclear from the motion whether Appellant is requesting the appointment of a different attorney or if he intends to represent him on appeal, the Court asked Appellant to clarify his request. In his response, Appellant states that he wishes to proceed pro se on appeal “for now” until he needs the assistance of appointed counsel or his family has retained counsel to represent him. This statement does not constitute a clear, unequivocal, and unconditional request for self-representation. Accordingly, the motion to dismiss counsel is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 8 th day of March, 2017. PER CURIAM Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Palafox, JJ.