
    Kendall E. NEWTON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
    No. 1D15-2555.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    Nov. 9, 2015.
    Kendall E. Newton, pro se, Petitioner.
    Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
   PER CURIAM.

The petition for belated appeal is granted. Petitioner shall be allowed a belated appeal from the judgment and sentence in Alachua County Circuit Court case number 01-2014-CF-001266A. 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. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(5)(D). If petitioner qualifies for appointed counsel, the trial court shall appoint counsel to represent petitioner on appeal.

BENTON, RAY, and OSTERHAUS, JJ., concur.  