IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA KATHERINE COX, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D16-2991 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed December 5, 2016.

Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.

Katherine Cox, 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 April 6, 2016, judgment and sentence in Escambia County Circuit Court case number 5715CF000104A. 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, ROWE, and KELSEY, JJ., CONCUR.