Case Name: Howard J. JONES, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2009-03-20
Citations: 7 So. 3d 597
Docket Number: No. 5D09-21
Parties: Howard J. JONES, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
Judges: PALMER, C.J., ORFINGER and EVANDER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 7
Pages: 597–597

Head Matter:
Howard J. JONES, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 5D09-21.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
March 20, 2009.
Howard J. Jones, Vero Beach, Pro Se.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Wesley Heidt, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We deny without prejudice, the petition seeking a belated appeal. The petition fails to allege that Petitioner made a timely request for defense counsel to file a notice of appeal. See Lincoln v. State, 948 So.2d 77 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007); Frazier v. State, 944 So.2d 1035 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006). The petition may be amended within thirty days following the date of this opinion.
PETITION DENIED.
PALMER, C.J., ORFINGER and EVANDER, JJ., concur.