People v. Trussel 

Defendant's handwritten letter to circuit clerk included suggestion of ineffective assistance of counsel, in describing that his attorney did not obtain store surveillance video, and that he wanted to appeal. Improper for clerk to have filed this letter as notice of appeal. Letter should have been given to judge for determination of whether to appoint counsel, so that Defendant could have had assistance of counsel in preparing motion, given the strict waiver requirements of Rule 604(d).