Rodney Laron Thomas v. State of Tennessee

The petitioner, Rodney Laron Thomas, appeals the trial court’s denial of his request for a delayed appeal concerning the denial of his post-conviction relief petition. He urges that his delay in filing his appeal should be excused because (1) his post-conviction counsel never pursued an appeal despite assuring him to the contrary, and (2) the circuit court clerk never provided him with a copy of the final order, as required by Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-30-112. We conclude that this petitioner has no right to appeal from a denial of a motion for delayed appeal of a denial of post-conviction relief. Therefore, this appeal is dismissed.