IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA KENDALL E. NEWTON, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D15-2555 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed November 9, 2015.

Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.

Kendall E. Newton, pro se, 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 Alachua County Circuit Court case number 01-2014-CF-001266A. 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). If petitioner qualifies for appointed counsel, the trial court shall appoint counsel to represent petitioner on appeal.

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