ANTONIO WELCH
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A trial court's denial of a Rule 3.800(a) postconviction relief motion is affirmed when properly decided.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FIFTH DISTRICT
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
ANTONIO WELCH,
Appellant,
v. Case No. 5D18-3550
STATE OF FLORIDA,
CORRECTED
Appellee.
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Opinion filed March 1, 2019
3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Leticia J. Marques, Judge.
Antonio Welch, Clermont, pro se.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Douglas T. Squire, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.
PER CURIAM.
Appellant appeals the trial court’s denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) motion for postconviction relief in Orange County Circuit Court Case No. 2008- CF-000699-AO. We affirm the trial court's order and caution Appellant that abusive, repetitive, malicious, or frivolous filings directed to the identified lower court case number may result in sanctions such as a bar on pro se filing in this Court and referral to prison
2 officials for disciplinary proceedings, which may include forfeiture of gain time. See § 944.279(1), Fla. Stat. (2018); State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999).
AFFIRMED.
EDWARDS, EISNAUGLE, and HARRIS, JJ., concur.