         FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                STATE OF FLORIDA
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                          No. 1D18-2682
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MARCUS EARL GRAY,

    Petitioner,

    v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

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


                        December 7, 2018


PER CURIAM.

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

WOLF, WINOKUR, and JAY, 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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Marcus Earl Gray, pro se, Petitioner.

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




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