FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D19-2763 _____________________________ ROBERT MICHAEL ARDIS, Petitioner, v. SARAH ARDIS, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Belated Appeal—Original Jurisdiction.

August 29, 2019

PER CURIAM.

Because this petition seeks belated appeal of a lower tribunal order in a civil matter, the petition for belated appeal is denied.

See Powell v. Fla. Dep’t of Corrections, 727 So. 2d 1103 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999) (stating that because the proceedings below were civil in nature, the provisions of Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c) are not applicable).

RAY, C.J., and BILBREY and WINOKUR, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Andy Thomas, Public Defender, and Kathleen Stover, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.