Castro v. State

Appellant Martin Castro appeals the trial court’s order of probation and order withholding adjudication entered on April 1, 2015. We dismiss the appeal, without prejudice, with instructions to the trial court to treat Castro’s pro se “Motion to Appeal Final Decision” as a timely filed motion to withdraw the plea after sentencing pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.170(7).

On April 1, 2015, Castro pled guilty to one count of battery. Three weeks after his plea, on April 22, 2015, Castro filed a pro se motion titled “Motion to Appeal Final Decision.” Although titled an appeal,…