18 So. 3d 555 (2008)
Eric ARTHUR, Petitioner,
No. 1D08-0775.
Eric ARTHUR, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D08-0775.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
October 6, 2008.Eric Arthur, pro se, Petitioner.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Charlie McCoy, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.
BENTON, VAN NORTWICK, and HAWKES, JJ., concur.