972 So. 2d 1024 (2008)
George BATTLES, Petitioner,
No. 1D07-5180.
George BATTLES, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D07-5180.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
January 11, 2008.George Battles, 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.
WOLF, KAHN, and LEWIS, JJ., concur.