"Flowers v. State, 888 So.2d 612, 613 (Ala.Crim.App. 2004). Because this Court's certificate of judgment in Dierking's direct appeal of his conviction and sentence was issued on June 8, 2001, and his Rule 32, Ala. R.Crim. P., petition was filed on June 4, 2003, Dierking filed his petition before the applicable two-year limitations period had expired.