18 So. 3d 1102 (2009)
Michael NEWSOME, Petitioner,
No. 1D08-5993.
Michael NEWSOME, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D08-5993.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
August 6, 2009. Rehearing Denied October 1, 2009.Michael Newsome, pro se, Petitioner.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Anne Conley, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.
HAWKES, C.J., LEWIS, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.