Case Name: Raymond Nicholas RECHIS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-03-01
Citations: 812 So. 2d 458
Docket Number: No. 5D02-238
Parties: Raymond Nicholas RECHIS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: SHARP, W., PETERSON and GRIFFIN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 812
Pages: 458–459

Head Matter:
Raymond Nicholas RECHIS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 5D02-238.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
March 1, 2002.
Rehearing and Certification Denied April 2, 2002.
Raymond Nicholas Rechis, Wewahitch-ka, pro se.
No Appearance for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Raymond Nicholas Rechis petitions for a writ of habeas corpus for a belated appeal, alleging that his attorney failed to file an appeal of an order denying Rechis' motion to correct an illegal sentence. We deny the petition because (1) Rechis failed to allege that he asked his attorney to file the appeal in a timely manner, and (2) there can be no ineffective assistance of post-conviction counsel in the absence of a constitutional right to that counsel. See, e.g., Waterhouse v. State, 792 So.2d 1176, 1193 (Fla.2001).
PETITION DENIED.
SHARP, W., PETERSON and GRIFFIN, JJ., concur.