Rule 8 - Indigent's Appeals(A) Appointment of counsel and payment for transcript. Requests for appointment of appellate counsel and payment for transcript shall be filed in the trial court. (B) Payment of counsel for services and expenses. Applications by appointed counsel for payment of attorney fees shall be filed with the clerk of this court in executed duplicate on form OPD-1026R prescribed by the Ohio Public Defender. Such applications shall have appended a copy of the Financial Disclosure/Affidavit of Indigence form OPD-206R and shall be filed no earlier than the date final judgment is entered nor later than thirty days thereafter. Any application received by this court after such later date shall not be accepted for filing except with prior leave of court with good cause shown. (C) Limitations on compensation. Payments for services will not exceed the schedule of fees established by the respective boards of county commissioners pursuant to R.C. 120.33(A)(3). Items of expense which are part of the normal overhead expenses of counsel's office are considered as being included in the hourly charge of counsel and will not be additionally compensated. Except in special cases where the expense of same is authorized in advance, extra compensation will not be allowed for engaging other counsel or experts, making copies of briefs and other documents or utilization of research services. (D) Obligations of Counsel. The obligations of counsel to the indigent and the court are the same obligations as those employed counsel would have, and the court will utilize all reasonable means at its disposal to enforce the prompt fulfillment of such obligations. Former Rule 8 revoked and new Rule 8 adopted effective 6/16/1994: amended June 22, 1994, nunc pro tunc to 6/16/1994; amended effective 6/30/1996.