RULE 4.450. APPEAL

(a) An appeal to review a final judgment shall be pursuant
Rule 9.110, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, as amended.

(b) An indigent respondent who requests the appointment of
counsel for appeal must file an affidavit to establish entitlement to
the appointment. The public defender of the circuit in which the
respondent was determined to be a sexually violent predator shall
be appointed to represent an indigent respondent on appeal. The
public defender may request the public defender who handles
criminal appeals to represent a respondent as provided in section
27.51(4), Florida Statutes.