PER CURIAM:
This case comes before us on the application of petitioner, an indigent, criminal defendant, for a writ of mandamus to direct the trial court to appoint counsel to represent him in an appeal. An indigent, criminal defendant seeking appellate review of a judgment and sentence for a serious crime is entitled to counsel appointed at public expense Douglas v. California,
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