Ninth Circuit Court State Attorney Aramis Ayala is firing back after Gov. Rick Scott blasted the state attorney for missing a crucial deadline to seek the death penalty in the Emerita Mapp murder case.

• State attorney fires back after Gov. Scott blasts death penalty decision
•  Ayala said Scott "failed in his review"
  

"It is clear, the Governor failed in his review and missed this case. The Death Penalty Review Panel met, discussed this case and unanimously recognized it as an obvious death case,” said Ayala in a statement.

“The State’s ability to seek death penalty has not been compromised, and with the filing of the Notice of Intent to Seek Death, we have preserved the issue and remedied the Governor’s failure."

Gov. Scott later responded to the State Attorney's rebuke: "Let’s be clear – State Attorney Ayala failed to meet this deadline and she alone is responsible for not fighting for justice for the victims in this case."

Gov. Scott ordered a review to all of Ayala's first degree murder cases after she said she would not seek the death penalty in any case.