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Fourth Court of Appeals
                            San Antonio, Texas
                                  January 30, 2023

                               No. 04-22-00289-CR

                               Chad Wade SPENCE,
                                    Appellant

                                         v.

                               The STATE of Texas,
                                     Appellee

           From the 81st Judicial District Court, Wilson County, Texas
                         Trial Court No. CRW2101019
                  Honorable Russell Wilson, Judge Presiding

                                  ORDER
        On October 7, 2022, appellant filed a pro se motion asking us to abate this
appeal and “order the appointment of new appellate counsel.” “Appointment of
new counsel is a matter solely within the discretion of the trial court.” Solis v.
State, 792 S.W.2d 95, 100 (Tex. Crim. App. 1990). Accordingly, in the interest of
justice, we GRANT appellant’s motion and ABATE this appeal. We ORDER
the clerk of this court to forward appellant’s October 7, 2022 “Motion Requesting
Abatement of Appeal and Appointment of New Appellate Counsel” to the trial
court, the attorney for the state, and appellant’s current counsel of record. We
ORDER the trial court to: (1) hold a hearing on appellant’s motion; (2) determine
whether appellant is entitled to the appointment of new appellate counsel; and (3)
sign an order either appointing new counsel or denying appellant’s motion by
March 1, 2023. We further ORDER the District Clerk of Wilson County and the
court reporter to file supplemental clerk’s and reporter’s records containing: (1)
any motions or other filings related to this matter; (2) the trial court’s order on
appellant’s October 7, 2022 motion; (3) the trial court’s order appointing new
counsel, if any; and (4) the transcript of the trial court’s hearing on this matter by
March 13, 2023.

       In light of this order, we WITHDRAW our December 7, 2022 on-briefs
submission of this case. This appeal will be re-submitted at a later date.
It is so ORDERED January 30, 2023.

                                         PER CURIAM

ATTESTED TO:__________________________
            MICHAEL A. CRUZ,
            CLERK OF COURT