
    Anthony ZANZARELLA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
    No. 97-03007.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
    May 29, 1998.
    
      Richard C. Reinhart of Reinhart & More-land, Bradenton, for Appellant.
    Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and William I. Munsey, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appel-lee.
   PATTERSON, Acting Chief Judge.

Anthony Zanzarella appeals from the order which denies his motion for postconviction relief. Because the notice of appeal was untimely filed, this court does not have jurisdiction to address the merits of the appeal. Therefore, we dismiss the case without prejudice to Zanzarella’s filing a petition for a belated appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140(j).

Dismissed.

ALTENBERND and QUINCE, JJ., concur.  