IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA DALAIN HOWELL, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D16-5281 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed May 5, 2017.

Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.

Dalain Howell, pro se, Petitioner.

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

PER CURIAM.

The petition for belated appeal is denied on the merits.

B.L. THOMAS, RAY, and KELSEY, JJ., CONCUR.