
74 So.3d 130 (2011)
Rodney VANCE, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D11-4745.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
September 23, 2011.
Rehearing Denied November 8, 2011.
Rodney Vance, pro se, Petitioner.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.
THOMAS, WETHERELL, and SWANSON, JJ., concur.
