
    Robert SNIPE, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
    No. 1D13-3658.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    Dec. 5, 2013.
    David A. Henson, Special Assistant Public Defender, North Carolina, for Petitioner.
    Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Brittany Rhodaback, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
   PER CURIAM.

The petition seeking a belated appeal of the judgment and sentence rendered on or about March 21, 2013, in Escambia County Circuit Court case number 2011 CF 001095 A, 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.

PADOVANO, ROWE, and OSTERHAUS, JJ., concur.  