28 So.3d 129 (2010)
Mark Douglas STRICKLEN, Petitioner,
No. 1D09-6349.
Mark Douglas STRICKLEN, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D09-6349.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
February 3, 2010.Mark Douglas Stricklen, 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.
LEWIS, THOMAS, and WETHERELL, JJ., concur.