in Re Johanson Lee Watson, Relator

Johanson Lee Watson, an indigent inmate, seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the trial court to rule on his application for writ of habeas corpus. Through the purported application for habeas corpus, he attempts to nullify his prior felony conviction. For the reason expressed below, we dismiss for want of jurisdiction.

The Court of Criminal Appeals has exclusive jurisdiction over post-conviction writs of habeas corpus in felony cases. See id.; Board of Pardons and Paroles ex. rel. Keene v. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Dist., 910 S.W.2d 481, 483 (Tex.Crim.App.1995); In re Briscoe, 230 S.W.3d…