72 So.3d 300 (2011)
Anthony Howard GATES, Petitioner,
No. 1D11-5212.
Anthony Howard GATES, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D11-5212.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
October 19, 2011.Anthony Howard Gates, 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.
THOMAS, ROBERTS, and CLARK, JJ., concur.