Mark A. Merrill v. State of Florida, Mark S. Inch, Florida Department of Corrections

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D18-3998 _____________________________

MARK A. MERRILL,

Petitioner,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA; MARK S. INCH, Florida Department of Corrections,

Respondents. _____________________________

Petition for Belated Appeal—Original Jurisdiction.

March 18, 2019

PER CURIAM.

Because this amended petition seeks belated appeal of a lower tribunal order in a civil matter, the amended petition is denied. See Powell v. Fla. Dep’t of Corrections, 727 So. 2d 1103 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999) (stating that because the proceedings below were civil in nature, the provisions of Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c) are not applicable). Petitioner may seek relief in the lower tribunal by a motion pursuant to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.540. See Welch v. Department of Corrections, 238 So. 3d 1281 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018). BILBREY, WINOKUR, and JAY, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Mark A. Merrill, pro se, Petitioner.

Ashley B. Moody, Attorney General, and Daniel Krumbholz, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondents.