PRENTICE, Justice.
This is an appeal from the denial of the defendant's (appellant's) petition for relief under Post Conviction Rule 1. It presents two issues:
(1) Is the period allowed for perfecting an appeal in a criminal case tolled by the escape of the defendant from custody? Alternatively, is a convicted defendant whose appeal time expired during the period of his escape and absence from the jurisdiction of the court entitled to a belated appeal?
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