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( BruceE.Poston,Knoxville,Tennessee,fortheAppellee,DonaldW.Streck.  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneral&Reporter;ReneeW.Turner,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;  RandallE.Nichols,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andJeffBlevins,AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral, t fortheAppellant,StateofTennessee. `  OPINION #AMXX=#X=XAM 8!  #AMXX=Z #  X=XAM0  0` (#(#In1996,DonaldW.StreckwasconvictedinKnoxCountyCriminalCourtuponhis#`"` (#` (# guiltypleatotheftofpropertyvaluedatmorethan$60,000.Hewassentencedtoservetwelveyears #L# intheDepartmentofCorrection,tobeservedconsecutivelytopreviouslyimposedfederalsentences. $8 $ StreckwasincarceratedinthefederalsystematthetimeofhisTennesseeconviction.Thereafter, %$!% hereceivedadditionalfederalconvictions,forwhichthesentencesweretobeservedconsecutively &"& to allothersentences.Streckservedallofhisfederalsentencesandwasthentransferredtothe '"' custodyoftheTennesseeDepartmentofCorrection.Becauseofthefederalsentencesimposedafter (#( theTennesseeconvictiontookplace,Strecksactualreleasedatefromfederalcustodywaslaterthan )$) thedateonwhichitwasoriginallyanticipatedthathewouldbereleasedtobeginservingthe p*%* Tennesseesentence.TheDepartmentofCorrectioncalculatedthecommencementdateofthe \+&+ defendantsTennesseesentencefromthedateheactuallycameintoitscustody,ratherthanthedate H,', thatitwasoriginallyenvisionedatthetimeofTennesseesentencingthathewouldcommence 4-(-  servingtheTennesseesentence.Inotherwords,theDepartmentofCorrectiondidnotgivethe  defendantcredittowardserviceoftheTennesseesentencefortheadditionaltimeStreckspentinthe  federalsystemservingtheadditionalfederalsentences.     ` Aggrievedofthiscalculation,StreckfiledaproseMotiontoCorrectOrderof ` Judgment.HeaskedthelowercourttoissueanorderclarifyingthatthesentenceforhisTennessee L  convictioncommencedrunningonthedayfollowinghisparoleeligibilitydateforthefederal 8  convictionsthathehadreceivedpriortotheTennesseeconviction.Alternatively,Strecksoughtfor $ t thelowercourttoorderthatcreditfortheTennesseesentenceshouldcommenceontheday  ` followinghisactual maxoutdateforthepriorfederalconvictions.  L     ` ThestateopposedStrecksmotioninthelowercourt.Afterhearingarguments,the $  lowercourtorderedtheDepartmentofCorrectiontoawardStreckcredittowardhisstatesentence   forthetimeperiodfollowinghiscompletionofserviceofthetenyearfederalsentence,duringwhich   timeStreckremainedinfederalcustodyservingtheadditionalfederalsentenceshereceivedafter   hisTennesseeconviction.      ` Thestateappealedtheorder,andtheissueisnowbeforethiscourt. \    ` Webeginourreviewbynotingthatthestate,asitaptlyconcedes,improperlyfiled 4 itsappealpursuanttoTennesseeRuleofAppellateProcedure3,notwithstandingthatithasnoappeal  p asofrightfromatrialcourtsorderaddressingjailcredits.SeeTenn.R.App.P.3(b);Statev.Greg  \ Smith,No.E200301092CCAR3CD(Tenn.Crim.App.,Knoxville,Feb.18,2004).Inafootnote H initsbrief,thestateurgesustoconsidertheissueunderourpowersofcertiorarireview. 4 SeegenerallyTenn.CodeAnn.278101(2000).Theweaknessinthisargument,ofcourse,is   thatthestatedidnotpursuethisrouteinthefirstplace.However,thiscourthastheauthority,when   theinterestsofjusticesocompel,totreatanimproperlyfiledappealasapetitionforwritof  certiorari.Statev.Leath,977S.W.2d132,135(Tenn.Crim.App.1998).Thecasebeforeus  presentscompellingcircumstances,andweelecttoconsiderthematterunderourpowersof  certiorarireview.Seeid. l    ` Thus,wemoveontothequestionathandwhetherthelowercourterredingranting D! Streckjailcredittowardhisstatesentencefortimethathespentinfederalcustody.Weholdthat 0"  itdidbecausethecourtwaswithoutjurisdictiontoconsiderthemotion.AtthetimethatStreck #l! broughthismotion,theTennesseejudgmenthadlongsincebecomefinal.Aswehavenotedinthe $X" past,amotiontocorrectasentenceorjudgmentisnotcognizableafterthejudgmenthasbecome $D # finalunlessitisflawedtothepointofvoidness.Coxv.State,53S.W.3d287(Tenn.Crim.App. %0!$ 2001).Furthermore,StreckwasalreadyinthecustodyoftheDepartmentofCorrection.Itiswell &"% settledlawthatclaimsregardingjailcreditsgenerallymustbeaddressedthroughtheUniform '#& AdministrativeProceduresAct,Tenn.CodeAnn.45101etseq.(1998&Supp.2003),oncean (#' inmateisinthecustodyoftheDepartmentofCorrection.Statev.Henry,946S.W.2d833,834 )$( (Tenn._Crim_.App.1997);seeTenn.CodeAnn.4035212(c)(2003)(trialcourtretainsjurisdiction |*%) untildefendantisinthecustodyofDepartmentofCorrection). h+&* Ї   ` Becauseitlackedjurisdictiontoentertainthemotion,thelowercourtshouldhave  dismissedit.Accordingly,wereversethelowercourtsordergrantingrelief.     `     h     ___________________________________ $ t    `     h     JAMESCURWOODWITT,JR.,JUDGE