
    Bruce Robert HIGGINBOTHAM, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
    No. 1D14-0059.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    March 24, 2014.
    Bruce A. Miller, Public Defender, and David A. Dunkerley, Assistant Public Defender, Pensacola, for Petitioner.
    Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Meredith Hinshelwood, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
   PER CURIAM.

The petition for belated appeal is granted. Petitioner shall be allowed a belated appeal from the November 14, 2013, judgment and sentence, in Escambia County Circuit Court case number 2013 CF 003994 A. 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.

BENTON, PADOVANO, and ROBERTS, JJ., concur.  