Opinion
No. 5D10-246.
February 12, 2010.
Petition for Belated Appeal, A Case of Original Jurisdiction.
Orlando Cotto-Marcano, Orlando, pro se.
No Appearance for Respondent.
Orlando Cotto-Marcano seeks a belated appeal pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141. However, nowhere in the instant petition does Cotto-Marcano allege that he timely requested that his trial counsel appeal and trial counsel failed to do so as required by rule 9.141(c)(3)(F).
Additionally, the petition was not sworn to as required by Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(c)(3)(F). An affirmation that the statements made in the petition are "true and correct to the best of my knowledge" is not an adequate oath. See Moore v. State, 910 So.2d 947 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005).
Therefore, we deny the petition because it is facially insufficient. See Abbot v. State, 929 So.2d 723, 723 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006); Cosby v. State, 911 So.2d 275, 275 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). Cotto-Marcano shall have thirty (30) days in which to file a legally sufficient amended petition.
PETITION DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
MONACO, C.J., GRIFFIN and LAWSON, JJ., concur.