March 12, 1998

Mr. William H. Jones

EF346105, Unit H-2

Phillips State Prison

2989 West Rock Quarry Road

Buford, Georgia 30518

RE:	State v. William Hughie Jones

Criminal Case Number 95-CR-157

Bartow Superior Court

Dear Mr. Jones:

I am in receipt of your letter dated March 9, 1998 regarding the above referenced matter. Please be advised that there is no case docketed in the Court of Appeals of Georgia under your name or the above lower court case number.

Until a case is docketed in this Court, you should direct all communications to the trial court.

If you wish to appeal an order denying a motion for an out of time appeal, you would do so by filing a notice of appeal in the trial court. The notice of appeal should designate which part of the record should come to the Court of Appeals.

Once the case is docketed in the Court of Appeals, a copy of the Court's docketing notice will be sent to counsel for all parties. The docketing notice will contain the briefing schedule and other important information. I have enclosed a copy of the rules of the Court of Appeals for your review.

Please be advised that your indigent status will waive the filing fee in the Court of Appeals of Georgia. However, the cost for copies of the record or transcript in this matter is $1.00 per page. Of course, since no case has been docketed in your name, we have no record or transcript at this point.

Sincerely,

William L. Martin, III

Administrator/Clerk

Court of Appeals of Georgia

WLM, III/ld

Enclosure