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<DESCRIPTION>SHEDULE 13G/A3 OF JAY R. HARRIS
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*

                      Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.
                      ------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value per Share
                     ---------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    038196101
                                    ---------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2002
                                -----------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)

[X] Rule 13d-1(c)

[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

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Schedule 13G/A

CUSIP No. 038196101

  1. Names of Reporting Persons: Jay R. Harris
     I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only): Not Applicable

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions):

          (a) [ ]

          (b) [ ]

  3.  SEC Use Only

  4. Citizenship or Place of Organization: U.S.

Number of             5.  Sole Voting Power:              138,650
Shares
Beneficially          6.  Shared Voting Power:            --0--
Owned by
Each                  7.  Sole Dispositive Power:         138,650
Reporting
Person With           8.  Shared Dispositive Power:       835,250

  9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 973,900

10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
    Instructions): [ ]

11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 7.72%

12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): IN




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Item 1.

     (a) The name of the issuer is Applied  Extrusion  Technologies,  Inc.  (the
"Corporation").

     (b) The  Corporation's  executive  office is located  at Three  Centennial,
Peabody, Massachusetts 01960.

Item 2.

     (a) The person filing this statement is Jay R. Harris.

     (b) Mr. Harris' residence is 130 East End Avenue, New York, NY 10028.

     (c) Mr. Harris is a United States citizen.

     (d) The security  (the  "Security")  is common  stock,  $0.01 par value per
share.

     (e) The CUSIP Number of the Security is 038196101.

Item 3.

     Not applicable.

Item 4.   Ownership

     (a) Mr. Harris is the  beneficial  owner of 973,900  shares of the Security
through the following:

          o    his direct, personal ownership of shares of the Security;

          o    his IRA;

          o    his power of attorney  for the  management  of the account of the
               Lily Harris Trust;

          o    his power of attorney for the  management  of the accounts of the
               IRA of Lisa Eng and Lisa Eng, as custodian for Samantha Eng;

          o    his power of attorney  for the  management  of the account of Ann
               Lozman;

          o    his power of attorney for the  management of the accounts of Emma
               Lozman and her Roth IRA;




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          o    his power of  attorney  for the  management  of the  accounts  of
               Melanie Turek and her Roth IRA;

          o    his power of  attorney  for the  management  of the  accounts  of
               Melanie Turek, as custodian for Sage Turek, and Melanie Turek, as
               custodian for Cedar Turek;

          o    his position as General Partner of One GT Associates;

          o    his  position  as   President  of  The  Jay  and  Sandra   Harris
               Foundation; and

          o    his  position as  President  of  Goldsmith & Harris  Incorporated
               ("G&H"),  a  broker-dealer  registered  under  Section  15 of the
               Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934  and  an  investment  adviser
               registered  under Section 203 of the  Investment  Advisers Act of
               1940, by virtue of G&H's  investment  discretion over accounts of
               its clients that hold 835,250 shares of the Security.

     (b) The amount of shares of the Security  beneficially  owned by Mr. Harris
is 7.72% of the total outstanding shares of the Security.

     (c)  (i)  Mr.  Harris  has the sole power to vote or to  direct the vote of
138,650 shares of the Security.

          (ii) Not applicable.

          (iii) Mr.  Harris  has the sole  power to  dispose,  or to direct  the
     disposition, of 138,650 shares of the Security.

          (iv) Mr. Harris shares with G&H the power to dispose, or to direct the
     disposition, of 835,250 shares of the Security.

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

     Not applicable.

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

     The  clients of G&H,  the Lily Harris  Trust,  the IRA of Lisa Eng and Lisa
Eng, as custodian  for Samantha  Eng, Ann Lozman,  Emma Lozman and her Roth IRA,
Melanie  Turek and her Roth IRA,  Melanie  Turek,  as custodian  for Sage Turek,
Melanie  Turek,  as  custodian  for  Cedar  Turek,  The  Jay and  Sandra  Harris
Foundation  and One GT Associates  may have the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends  from,  or the proceeds from the sale of, shares
of the  Security.  None of these  persons  has an  interest in 5% or more of the
total outstanding shares of the Security.


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Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

     See Exhibit A.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

     Not applicable.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

     Not applicable.

Item 10.  Certification.

     By signing  below I certify  that,  to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the  securities  referred  to above were not  acquired  and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the  control of the
issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired and are not held in  connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

                                    SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date:  February 13, 2003

                               /s/ Jay R. Harris
                               -----------------
                                   Jay R. Harris




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                                    EXHIBIT A

Jay R. Harris may, through his position as President of Goldsmith & Harris
Incorporated ("G&H"), a broker-dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and an investment adviser registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, be deemed a control person
of G&H.





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