Jones v. State

MORRIS, Judge.

Nathan Jones appeals the postconviction court’s order denying his motion to correct illegal sentence filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a). We affirm the denial of ground two without comment. We write only to explain why we affirm on ground one even though the postconviction court improperly denied Mr. Jones’ motion as successive.

In 1990, Mr. Jones pleaded no contest to robbery with an aggravated battery and aggravated battery on a victim sixty-five years or older. See § 784.08(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (1989). In a motion filed on December 20, 2012, Mr. Jones claimed…