16 So. 3d 231 (2009)
Eric RICKS, Petitioner,
No. 1D09-3738.
Eric RICKS, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D09-3738.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
August 18, 2009.Eric Ricks, 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.
ALLEN, DAVIS, and PADOVANO, JJ., concur.