PRADO, Circuit Judge:
In this case we address whether "direct review" for AEDPA limitations purposes includes Petitioner's timely-filed state appeal, which the state court lacked jurisdiction to consider. The district court concluded that Petitioner's appeal was not "direct review" and thus dismissed Petitioner's habeas petition as time-barred. We disagree and so reverse.
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