
    Leroy A. PENNINGTON Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
    CASE NO. 1D17-2571
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    Opinion filed September 20, 2017
    Kevin M. Cobbin, Jacksonville, for Petitioner.
    Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Jason W. Rodriguez, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
   PER CURIAM.

The petition for belated appeal is granted. Petitioner shall be allowed a belated appeal from the March 9, 2017, judgment and sentence in Duval County Circuit Court case number 16-2016-CF-008214-AXXX-MA. Upon issuance of mandate in this cause, a copy of this opinion shall be provided to the clerk of the circuit court for treatment as the notice of appeal. Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D). If petitioner qualifies for appointed counsel, the trial court shall appoint counsel to represent petitioner on appeal.

MAKAR, OSTERHAUS, and WINOKUR, JJ., CONCUR.  