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

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D17-1080 STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent.

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Opinion filed June 9, 2017.

Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.

Randall J. Etheridge, Pensacola, for Petitioner.

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

PER CURIAM.

The petition seeking a belated appeal of the judgment and sentence rendered on January 28, 2016, in Escambia County Circuit Court case number 2001-CF-002663-A, 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. If petitioner qualifies for the appointment of counsel at public expense, the lower tribunal is directed to appoint counsel to represent him in the belated appeal authorized by this opinion.

B.L. THOMAS, OSTERHAUS, and WINSOR, JJ., CONCUR.