IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA DEXTER GIDEON, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D16-5803 THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed March 3, 2017.

Amended Petition for Writ of Mandamus -- Original Jurisdiction.

Dexter Gideon, pro se, Petitioner.

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

PER CURIAM.

The petition for writ of mandamus is denied as premature.

RAY, MAKAR, and WINSOR, JJ., CONCUR.