IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA MICHAEL J. LINDSEY, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D15-5737 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. __________________________/ Opinion filed March 11, 2016. Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction. Michael J. Lindsey, pro se, Petitioner. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Trisha Meggs Pate, Bureau Chief, and Jillian H. Reding, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent. PER CURIAM. The petition seeking belated appeals of the judgments and sentences rendered on April 7, 2015, in Leon County Circuit Court case numbers 2012-CF-1520 and 2012-CF-1636, is granted. Upon issuance of mandate, a copy of this opinion shall be furnished to the clerk of the lower tribunal for treatment as a notice of appeal in each of the foregoing cases. If petitioner qualifies for the appointment of counsel at public expense, the lower tribunal is directed to appoint counsel to represent him in the belated appeals authorized by this opinion. THOMAS, BILBREY, and KELSEY, JJ., CONCUR. 2