
    Maurice STRUGGS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
    No. 1D13-3508.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    Feb. 13, 2014.
    
      Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
   PER CURIAM.

The amended petition seeking a belated appeal of the judgment and sentence rendered on or about December 27, 2012, in Escambia County Circuit Court case numbers 2007-CF-004184, 2007-CF-004815, and 2007-CF-004826, is granted. Upon issuance of mandate, a copy of this opinion shall be furnished to the clerk of the lower tribunal for treatment as a notice of appeal. If petitioner qualifies for the appointment of counsel at public expense, the lower tribunal is directed to appoint counsel to represent him in the belated appeal authorized by this opinion.

THOMAS, MARSTILLER, and MAKAR, JJ., concur.  