973 So.2d 1173 (2007)
Thomas TURNER, Petitioner,
No. 1D07-6130.
Thomas TURNER, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D07-6130.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
December 19, 2007. Rehearing Denied February 4, 2008.Thomas Turner, 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 and THOMAS, JJ., Concur; BENTON, J., Dissents.