In Stevens v. Lee County, 695 So. 2d 934 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997), the Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari which sought review of an order that found the attorney's request for fees was limited by the hourly rate of $ 50 set by the circuit, even though the total amount of compensation could exceed the statutory cap. In Judge Altenbernd's concurring opinion in Stevens, he explained that the rate of compensation contained in the administrative order had not been adjusted since it was established in 1988. Attached to that opinion was an appendix which illustrated the disparity between the circuit courts throughout the State in rates of pay for special public defenders. Many of those rates have remained unchanged since 1991 without an adjustable provision for the annual cost of living variables or consideration of the annual consumer price index.