Where an appeal has deficiencies in service and filing, the court may decline to dismiss the appeal as incompetent and instead give a self-represented litigant an opportunity to regularise the proceedings by seeking extensions of time. The case illustrates the court's approach to balancing procedural compliance with the interests of justice for unrepresented parties with medical incapacity.
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