A Florida state appeals court yesterday ordered the release of internal tobacco industry documents that the state says shows cigarette makers lied to the public and conspired to cover up the risks of smoking. Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth said he hopes the documents say something about just how the industry was using lawyers to hide documents. In a related decision, a special master found the Tobacco Institute, the industry’s lobbying and public relations arm, also used attorneys to hide information on smoking’s dangers and industry plans to target young people. Florida wants to use the documents from the Liggett Group in its lawsuit seeking to recover the costs of treating six smokers on Medicaid. Jury selection for the trial began last Friday.