69 So.3d 1006 (2011)
Tavares A. McDUFFIE, Petitioner,
No. 1D11-4296.
Tavares A. McDUFFIE, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D11-4296.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
September 12, 2011.*1007 Tavares A. McDuffie, pro se, Petitioner.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.
BENTON, C.J., HAWKES and ROWE, JJ., Concur.