IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA DAVID JAMES WILKINSON, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _______________________________/ Opinion filed April 3, 2009. Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction. David James Wilkinson, Petitioner. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Heather Flanagan Ross, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent. PER CURIAM. The petition for belated appeal is granted. Petitioner shall be allowed a belated appeal from the judgment and sentence rendered on September 3, 2008, in Okaloosa County Circuit Court case number 2008-CF-0943. Upon issuance of mandate in this cause, a copy of this opinion shall be provided to the clerk of the circuit court for treatment as the notice of appeal. Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(5)(D). If petitioner qualifies for appointed counsel, the trial court shall appoint counsel to represent petitioner on appeal. WOLF, KAHN, and BENTON, JJ., CONCUR. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED. CASE NO. 1D08-4964
