FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D17-1784 _____________________________ TANQUILLA PEARSON, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.

March 27, 2018

PER CURIAM.

The petition for belated appeal is denied on the merits.

OSTERHAUS, WINOKUR, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Tanquilla Pearson, pro se, Petitioner.

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