944 So.2d 1102 (2006)
Steven MERCER, Petitioner,
No. 1D06-5152.
Steven MERCER, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D06-5152.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
November 22, 2006. Rehearing Denied January 12, 2007.Steven Mercer, 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.
BARFIELD, WEBSTER, and POLSTON, JJ., concur.