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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D20-2700 _____________________________ MITCHELL A. BUTLER, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________ Petition for Writ of Mandamus—Original Jurisdiction. May 6, 2021 PER CURIAM. The petition for writ of mandamus 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). LEWIS, TANENBAUM, and LONG, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Mitchell A. Butler, pro se, Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent. 2