973 So.2d 1174 (2007)
Steven GIBSON, Petitioner,
No. 1D07-5923.
Steven GIBSON, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D07-5923.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
December 19, 2007. Rehearing Denied February 4, 2008.Steven Gibson, 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.
WEBSTER, BENTON, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.