23 So.3d 139 (2009)
Robert Lee HINSON, Jr., Petitioner,
No. 1D09-4317.
Robert Lee HINSON, Jr., Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D09-4317.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
September 29, 2009.*140 Robert Lee Hinson, 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.
WEBSTER, DAVIS, and LEWIS, JJ., concur.