FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D17-3010 _____________________________ JULIUS T. SLEDGE, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Belated Appeal – Original Jurisdiction.

January 26, 2018

PER CURIAM.

The petition seeking belated appeal is denied on the merits.

WETHERELL, MAKAR, and KELSEY, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Julius T. Sledge, pro se, Petitioner.

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