16 So.3d 268 (2009)
John Homer DOCHERTY, IV, Petitioner,
No. 1D09-3597.
John Homer DOCHERTY, IV, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D09-3597.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
August 20, 2009.John Homer Docherty, IV, pro se, Petitioner.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.
HAWKES, C.J., WOLF and BROWNING, JJ., concur.