Bell v. State

SHARP, W., J.

For the second time, Bell petitions this court for a belated appeal, alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. He is seeking to appeal from his conviction of February 20, 2002 — burglary of a dwelling. In his first petition, Bell claimed that his appellate counsel caused his appeal in Case No. 5D02-1013 to be dismissed. We denied his petition, without prejudice to file a petition pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c)(3)(F), which alleges, under oath, that Bell timely requested trial counsel to file a notice of appeal, which was not honored.

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