Wolf

MILLER Acting P. J.

*700 Petitioner, Hedy Wolf, pled guilty to the misdemeanor offense of making harassing telephone calls. ( Pen. Code, § 653m, subd. (a).) 1 The trial court (1) granted Petitioner one year of summary probation with the condition she serve one day in jail in lieu of paying fines; and (2) imposed a criminal protective order. Petitioner moved to withdraw her plea. The trial court denied Petitioner's motion. Petitioner appealed the denial of her motion to the superior court's appellate division and requested the appointment of appellate counsel. The appellate division denied Petitioner's request for appointment of appellate counsel.

*701 Petitioner petitions this court for a writ of mandate directing the superior court's appellate division to (1) vacate its order denying Petitioner's request for appointment of appellate counsel, and (2) enter an order granting Petitioner's request for appointment of appellate counsel. We grant the writ petition.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Petitioner was charged with the misdemeanor offense of making harassing telephone calls. ( § 653m, subd. (a).) On May 14, 2018, Petitioner pled guilty to the charge. The trial court (1)…