Ohio Loc. App. R. 4
Pursuant to App.R. 4, a notice of appeal prematurely filed before actual entry of the judgment or order appealed from shall be treated as filed after such entry and on the day thereof.
Where an appeal is taken from a matter consolidated below, a separate notice of appeal shall be filed for each case determined below, whether by separate or joint judgment entries. The clerk of this court shall separately file, docket, and assign a number for each case regardless of whether a separate or joint notice of appeal has been filed.
When a notice of appeal is filed in a criminal case that originated in juvenile court, but was transferred for criminal prosecution, the notice of appeal shall be filed in the criminal case number, but shall include both the criminal and juvenile case numbers to aid the clerk of this court in transmission of the record.
At the time of filing the notice of appeal, the party filing the appeal or cross-appeal shall deposit with the clerk of the trial court the sum of $75 in payment of the filing fee and as security for the payment of costs which deposit shall be forwarded to the clerk of this court with the copy of the notice of appeal. Failure to make the required deposit shall be grounds for dismissal of the appeal unless leave to make late payment is granted. If the party filing the appeal, by affidavit, shows inability by reason of indigency to pay or secure costs, no deposit shall be required.
Ohio. Loc. App. R. 4