23 So.3d 192 (2009)
Christopher M. RICE, Petitioner,
No. 1D09-4606.
Christopher M. RICE, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D09-4606.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
November 16, 2009.Christopher Rice, 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., BARFIELD and CLARK, JJ., concur.