
    Manuel R. FREEMAN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
    No. 1D00-1221.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    Aug. 9, 2000.
    Manuel R. Freeman, petitioner, pro se.
    Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and James W. Rogers, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for respondent.
   PER CURIAM.

The amended petition seeking a belated appeal of the judgment and sentence imposed on or about November 22, 1999, in Jefferson County Circuit Court case number 99-86-CF, is granted. 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 a notice of appeal. Fla. R.App. P. 9.140(j)(5)(D). If petitioner qualifies for appointed counsel, the trial court shall appoint counsel to represent petitioner on appeal.

JOANOS, MINER and ALLEN, JJ., concur.  