943 So. 2d 814 (2006)
Omar F. BARNES, Petitioner,
No. 1D06-4592.
Omar F. BARNES, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D06-4592.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
September 29, 2006. Rehearing Denied November 15, 2006.*815 Omar F. Barnes, pro se, Petitioner.
Charlie Crist, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.
KAHN, C.J., BENTON and LEWIS, JJ., concur.