                                       IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                                       FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA

RAYMOND SMITH,                         NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
                                       FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
      Petitioner,                      DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

v.                                     CASE NO. 1D16-5116

STATE OF FLORIDA,

     Respondent.
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Opinion filed April 19, 2017.

Petition for Belated Appeal -- Original Jurisdiction.

Raymond Smith, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.




PER CURIAM.

      The petition for belated appeal is denied on the merits.

ROBERTS, C.J., MAKAR, and JAY, JJ., CONCUR.
