MCFARLAND v. FLORIDA COMMISSION ON OFFENDER REVIEW (2017)

Jack MCFARLAND, Petitioner, v. FLORIDA COMMISSION ON OFFENDER REVIEW and Florida Department of Corrections, Respondents.

CASE NO. 1D17–0190

Decided: April 11, 2017

Jack McFarland, pro se, Petitioner. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee; Rana Wallace, General Counsel, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

Because the proceedings in the circuit court were civil in nature, the court lacks authority to grant a belated appeal. See Powell v. Florida Department of Corrections, 727 So. 2d 1103 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999). Accordingly, the petition seeking belated appeal is DENIED, and petitioner's motion for extension of time to file a petition for writ of certiorari is DENIED as moot.

PER CURIAM.

WETHERELL, BILBREY, and JAY, JJ., CONCUR.

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