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FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ Case No. 5D2026-1808 LT Case No. 54-2024-CF-549-A _____________________________ JOHNNY PRESTON ATKINSON, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________ Petition for Belated Appeal. A Case of Original Jurisdiction. Matthew J. Metz, Public Defender, and Jordan Ordway Ackley, Assistant Public Defender, Palatka, for Petitioner. No Appearance for Respondent. July 2, 2026 PER CURIAM. The petition for belated appeal is granted. A copy of this opinion shall be filed with the trial court and be treated as the notice of appeal from the April 10, 2025 judgment and sentence rendered in Case No. 54-2024-CF-549-A, in the Circuit Court in and for Putnam County, Florida. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(c)(6)(D). PETITION GRANTED. MAKAR, SOUD, and KILBANE, JJ., concur. ____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ 2