Case Name: Mark A. MERRILL, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida; Mark S. Inch, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondents.
Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2019-03-18
Citations: 266 So. 3d 279
Docket Number: No. 1D18-3998
Parties: Mark A. MERRILL, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida; Mark S. Inch, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 266
Pages: 279–279

Head Matter:
Mark A. MERRILL, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida; Mark S. Inch, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondents.
No. 1D18-3998
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 18, 2019
Mark A. Merrill, pro se, Petitioner.
Ashley B. Moody, Attorney General, and Daniel Krumbholz, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondents.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Because this amended petition seeks belated appeal of a lower tribunal order in a civil matter, the amended petition is denied. See Powell v. Fla. Dep't of Corrections , 727 So.2d 1103 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999) (stating that because the proceedings below were civil in nature, the provisions of Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c) are not applicable). Petitioner may seek relief in the lower tribunal by a motion pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540. See Welch v. Department of Corrections , 238 So.3d 1281 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018).
Bilbrey, Winokur, and Jay, JJ., concur.