Steven Gamble, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee. (2026)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Steven Gamble, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee.

No. 3D25-2511

Decided: March 11, 2026

Before SCALES, C.J., and LOBREE and GOODEN, JJ.

Steven Gamble, in proper person. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Kayla Heather McNab, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Affirmed. See Steinhorst v. State, 636 So. 2d 498, 500 (Fla. 1994) (“By its own terms, rule 1.540 applies only to civil causes, not to collateral claims associated with a criminal conviction.”); Bryant v. State, 971 So. 2d 818, 819 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007) (“The defendant was incorrect to file a motion under Rule 1.540 ․ When such a motion is filed, it is to be treated as if it had been filed under the correct postconviction rule.”).

PER CURIAM.

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