Jones v. State

787 So.2d 35 (2001)

Anthony JONES, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D00-4355.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 14, 2001.

Loren D. Rhoton, of Rhoton and Hayman, P.A., Tampa, for Appellant.

Anthony Jones challenges the dismissal of his postconviction motion filed pursuant to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.850 attacking his homicide conviction. The trial court's order of dismissal recites the pendency of Jones's appeal in this court, and it references cases holding that a trial court lacks jurisdiction to consider a defendant's postconviction attack on…