37 So.3d 291 (2010)
Jerry GALLION, Jr., Petitioner,
No. 1D09-4397.
Jerry GALLION, Jr., Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D09-4397.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 19, 2010.Jerry Gallion, Jr., pro se, Petitioner.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Trisha Meggs Pate, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.
WOLF, WEBSTER, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.