Case Name: Steven B. GUIDRY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2008-01-23
Citations: 972 So. 2d 1043
Docket Number: No. 1D07-5768
Parties: Steven B. GUIDRY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ALLEN, VAN NORTWICK, and LEWIS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 972
Pages: 1043–1044

Head Matter:
Steven B. GUIDRY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 1D07-5768.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Jan. 23, 2008.
Jack Behr, Public Defender, and James W. Tongue, Assistant Public Defender, Shalimar, for Appellant.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Because the notice of appeal was not timely filed, we are constrained to dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Although the trial court entered an order purporting to grant appellant leave to pursue a belated appeal,, jurisdiction to entertain a request for belated appeal lies with the appropriate appellate court, rather than the trial court. See Bailey v. State, 845 So.2d 259 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003); Fla. R.App. P. 9.141(c)(2). Our dismissal of this appeal is without prejudice to appellant's right to seek a belated appeal by filing a proper petition with this court in accordance with Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c).
APPEAL DISMISSED.
ALLEN, VAN NORTWICK, and LEWIS, JJ., concur.