Opinion issued January 23, 2020

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-19-01011-CR ——————————— IN RE ANDRE JONES, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator, Andre Jones, acting pro se, has filed a document with this Court entitled as an “Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.”1 In criminal matters, this Court’s habeas corpus jurisdiction is appellate only, and we do not have original habeas corpus jurisdiction. See Ex parte Denby, 627 S.W.2d 435, 435 (Tex. App.—

The underlying case is State of Texas v. Andre Jones, cause number 917355 in the 182nd District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Jeannine Barr presiding.

Houston [1st Dist.] 1981, orig. proceeding); see also Chavez v. State, 132 S.W.3d 509, 510 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2004, no pet.) (citing TEX. GOV’T CODE § 22.221) (“A court of appeals does not have original habeas corpus jurisdiction in felony cases.”). We lack jurisdiction over this attempt to seek habeas relief directly from this Court. See Ater v. Eighth Court of Appeals, 802 S.W.2d 241, 243 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).

Accordingly, we dismiss the habeas corpus petition for want of jurisdiction.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Goodman, and Countiss.

Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).