
    Teddy HICKS, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
    No. 1D07-4523.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    Jan. 24, 2008.
    Teddy Hicks, Jr., pro se, Petitioner.
    Bill McCollum, Attorney General; Philip W. Edwards and C. Bowen Robinson, Assistant Attorneys General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
   PER CURIAM.

The petition is granted and Teddy Hicks, Jr., is hereby afforded a belated appeal from judgment and sentence in Es-cambia County case numbers 05-5495-CFA, 05-5546-CFB, 05-5751-CFA, 05-5753-CFA, and 05-5755-CFA. Upon issuance of mandate in this cause, a copy of this opinion will be provided to the clerk of the circuit court who shall treat it as a notice of appeal. Fla. R.App. P. 9.141(c)(5)(D). Counsel shall be appointed to represent petitioner in the appeal if he qualifies for such an appointment.

PETITION GRANTED.

WOLF, KAHN, and LEWIS, JJ., concur.  