Filing fees are:
Filing fees accrue upon the docketing of a direct appeal or an application for discretionary or interlocutory appeal. The fees shall be paid by the applicant or appellant or their counsel no later than the filing of the application or, in the case of direct appeals, at the time of the filing of the original brief of the appellant.
Filing fees shall not be required when:
The Clerk shall not receive an application or original brief of the appellant unless filing fees have been paid or one of the exceptions to this rule has been met. Applications or original briefs accompanied by an affidavit of indigency are accepted by the Clerk on a conditional basis until the affidavit of indigency is approved by the Court. If an affidavit is rejected by the Court, filing fees shall be paid within 5 days of the date the affidavit is denied or the application or original brief of appellant will be deemed rejected for filing.
If the Court grants an interlocutory or discretionary application, additional filing fees are not required to file an appellant's original brief in the direct appeal.
All required fees may be paid by credit card with any electronic filing or by check or money order if a paper filing is made. Counsel may pre-pay filing fees by submitting a check prior to the electronic submission. The Clerk is not responsible for any cash accompanying a filing.
Ga. Ct. App. 5