IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA CARLTON EUGENE THOMAS, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D13-1776 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed September 10, 2014.

Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.

Carlton Eugene Thomas, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Trisha Meggs Pate, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The petition for belated appeal is granted. Petitioner shall be allowed a belated appeal from the January 24, 2012, judgment and sentence in Leon County Circuit Court case number 2010 CF 4168 A. Upon issuance of mandate in this cause, a copy of this opinion shall be provided to the clerk 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, C.J., BENTON and RAY, JJ., CONCUR.