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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D21-0655 _____________________________ GEORGE WEEMS WARD, Petitioner, v. FRANKLIN COUNTY JAIL, et al., Respondents. _____________________________ Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus—Original Jurisdiction. April 9, 2021 PER CURIAM. The petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed as unauthorized. See Logan v. State, 846 So. 2d 472 (Fla. 2003) (holding that, generally, a defendant has no right to represent himself in an extraordinary writ petition in the appellate court while he is represented by counsel in the criminal case pending in the lower tribunal). KELSEY, JAY, and NORDBY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ George Weems Ward, pro se, Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondents. 2