17 So. 3d 308 (2009)
Edward LAWRENCE, Petitioner,
No. 1D09-1366.
Edward LAWRENCE, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D09-1366.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
April 23, 2009.Edward Lawrence, 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.
ALLEN, DAVIS, and BROWNING, JJ., concur.