999 So.2d 705 (2008)
Freddie R. PATTERSON, Petitioner,
No. 1D08-5941.
Freddie R. PATTERSON, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D08-5941.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
December 30, 2008.*706 Freddie R. Patterson, pro se, Petitioner.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
Prior report: 982 So.2d 1181.
PER CURIAM.
The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.
BROWNING, C.J., HAWKES and THOMAS, JJ., concur.