16 So. 3d 953 (2009)
Gregory BOWDEN, Petitioner,
No. 1D09-0219.
Gregory BOWDEN, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D09-0219.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
August 20, 2009.Gregory Bowden, pro se, Petitioner.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Anne C. Conley, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.
HAWKES, C.J., WOLF and BROWNING, JJ., concur.