Richard Lee Long pleaded guilty to the second degree felony offense of manslaughter. See Tex. Pen. Code Ann. § 19.04 (Vernon 1994). The trial court assessed punishment at twenty years of confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division. The record reflects the trial court followed the terms of a plea bargain between Long and the State, which provided for prosecution on a lesser included offense to the indicted offense of murder and for the abandonment of a punishment enhancement allegation. Long filed a notice of appeal, but the trial court denied Long's request for permission to appeal.

Appellate counsel filed a brief in compliance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and High v. State, 573 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. Crim. App. 1978). The brief concludes that the record presents no arguable error which would support an appeal, a conclusion with which we concur. On October 4, 2001, Long was given an extension of time in which to file a pro se brief if he so desired. As of this date, we have received no response from the appellant.

The general notice of appeal does not comply with the form required by the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. See Tex. R. App. P. 25.2(b)(3). Therefore, Long did not invoke our appellate jurisdiction. See White v. State, 61 S.W.3d 424 (Tex. Crim. App. 2001). We have reviewed the clerk's record and the reporter's record for issues over which appellate jurisdiction might exist, and have found no arguable error requiring us to order appointment of new counsel. See Stafford v. State, 813 S.W.2d 503, 511 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

PER CURIAM

Submitted on February 1, 2002

Opinion Delivered February 6, 2002

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Before Walker, C.J., Burgess and Gaultney, JJ.