         FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                STATE OF FLORIDA
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                          No. 1D18-1264
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LAWRENCE A. BETHEL,

    Petitioner,

    v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

    Respondent.
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Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel—
Original Jurisdiction.


                          July 19, 2018


PER CURIAM.

    The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate
counsel is denied on the merits.

ROBERTS, WETHERELL, and OSTERHAUS, JJ., concur.

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    Not final until disposition of any timely and
    authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
    9.331.
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Lawrence A. Bethel, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.




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