IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA WILLIE C. FORD, JR., NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D15-0966 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed March 20, 2015.

Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.

Willie C. Ford, Jr., pro se, Petitioner.

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

PER CURIAM.

The petition for belated appeal is denied on the merits.

ROBERTS, CLARK, and ROWE, JJ., CONCUR.