990 So.2d 2 (2008)
James Ray DEAN, Petitioner,
No. 1D08-2702.
James Ray DEAN, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D08-2702.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
July 10, 2008. Rehearing Denied September 18, 2008.*3 James Ray Dean, 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.
BARFIELD, WEBSTER, and LEWIS, JJ., concur.