J'GERRARD P. WILLIAMS
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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CONNER, J. On the same day, J’Gerrard P. Williams simultaneously filed an appeal of the denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) motion and a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
In the appeal and the petition, Williams contends that the trial court erred in imposing a consecutive sentence in the second of two separate but related cases, arguing the crimes in both cases were part of one extended criminal episode.
He also contends that the consecutive sentence constitutes fundamental error because the trial court mistakenly thought it did not have discretion to impose a sentence concurrent with the prior case.
We consolidated the appeal and the petition into one appellate proceeding.
Having reviewed the record and arguments presented, we affirm the denial of relief under rule 3.800(a) and deny the petition for a writ of habeas corpus without further comment.
Affirmed and petition denied.
FORST and KLINGENSMITH, JJ., concur.