Washington v. State

PETERSON, Judge.

Edmund Washington seeks a belated appeal in his petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. We grant the writ and because of the simple issue presented, dispense with the necessity of requiring further briefs and proceedings. Johnson v. Wainwright, 498 So.2d 938 (Fla.1986), cert. denied, 481 U.S. 1016, 107 S.Ct. 1894, 95 L.Ed.2d 500 (1987).

Washington received three consecutive habitual offender sentences for offenses arising out of a single criminal episode — 30 years for attempted manslaughter with a firearm and ten years each for…