FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-1165 _____________________________ THEODORE SMITH, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Belated Appeal—Original Jurisdiction.

May 20, 2024

PER CURIAM.

The Court denies the petition for belated appeal on the merits.

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

Theodore Smith, pro se, Petitioner.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.