Opinion ID: 2493044
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 11

Heading: Petitions for Extraordinary Relief.

Text: (1) Treatment as Original Proceedings. Review proceedings under this subdivision shall be treated as original proceedings under rule 9.100, except as modified by this rule. (2) Contents. Any petition filed pursuant to this subdivision shall be in the form prescribed by rule 9.100, may include supporting documents, and shall recite in the statement of facts (A) the date and nature of the lower tribunal's order sought to be reviewed; (B) the name of the lower tribunal rendering the order; (C) the nature, disposition, and dates of all previous court proceedings; (D) if a previous petition was filed, the reason the claim in the present petition was not raised previously; (E) the nature of the relief sought. (3) Petitions Seeking Belated Appeal. (A) Contents. A petition for belated appeal shall include a detailed allegation of the specific acts sworn to by the petitioner or petitioner's counsel that constitute the basis for entitlement to belated appeal, including whether petitioner requested counsel to proceed with the appeal and the date of any such request, whether counsel misadvised the petitioner as to the availability of appellate review or the filing of the notice of appeal, or whether there were circumstances unrelated to counsel's action or inaction, including names of individuals involved and date(s) of the occurrence(s), that were beyond the petitioner's control and otherwise interfered with the petitioner's ability to file to file a timely appeal. (B) Time limits. A petition for belated appeal shall not be filed more than 1 year after the expiration of time for filing the notice of appeal from a final order denying rule 3.851 relief, unless it alleges under oath with a specific factual basis that the petitioner (i) was unaware an appeal had not been timely filed, was not advised of the right to an appeal, was misadvised as to the right to an appeal, or was prevented from timely filing a notice of appeal due to circumstances beyond the petitioner's control; and (ii) could not have ascertained such facts by the exercise of due diligence. In no case shall a petition for belated appeal be filed more than 2 years after the expiration of time for filing the notice of appeal. (4) Petitions Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel. (A) Contents. A petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel shall include detailed allegations of the specific acts that constitute the alleged ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal. (B) Time limits. A petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel shall be filed simultaneously with the initial brief in the appeal from the lower tribunal's order on the defendant's application for relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. (b) (c) Petition Seeking Review of Nonfinal Orders in Death Penalty Postconviction Proceedings. (1)-(11) [No changes] (c) (d) Review of Dismissal of Postconviction Proceedings and Discharge of Counsel in Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851(i) Cases. (1)-(2) [No changes] (d) Petitions Seeking Belated Appeal. A petition for belated appeal shall not be filed more than 1 year after the expiration of time for filing the notice of appeal from a final order denying rule 3.851 relief, unless it alleges under oath with a specific factual basis that the petitioner (1) was unaware an appeal had not been timely filed or was not advised of the right to an appeal; and (2) should not have ascertained such facts by the exercise of reasonable diligence.