Hernandez v. State

Appellant Ariel Hernandez is incarcerated, having pled guilty, in 2012, to second degree murder and sexual battery. In 2015, Hernandez filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The trial court denied the petition in ah order rendered on July 7, 2016. Upon his recéipt of this order; Hernandez mistakenly believed that he was too late to file an appeal. Instead, Hernandez filed-a motion in the trial court to extend his-appeal period, which the'trial court denied on August 24, 2016.1 Hernandez timely appealed the trial court’s denial of this motion.

Pursuant to Florida Appellate Procedure Rule…