IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA RICKY LEE TATE, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D15-4532 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed November 9, 2015.

Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.

Mark Shirk, Public Defender, and Chris A. Clayton, Assistant Public Defender, Yulee, for Petitioner.

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

PER CURIAM.

The petition for belated appeal is granted. Petitioner shall be allowed a belated appeal from the judgment and sentence in Nassau County Circuit Court case number 2001-CF-000180. 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. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(5)(D).

BENTON, RAY, and OSTERHAUS, JJ., CONCUR.