Montgomery C.P. No. 2000CA2900. This cause is pending before the court as a death penalty appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County. Upon consideration of the motion to withdraw as counsel by Gary W. Crim and Prank A. Malocu,

IT IS ORDERED by the court that the motion to withdraw as counsel be, and hereby is, denied.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED by-the court, sua sponte, that appellant shall file his brief within three days of the date of this entry.