                                      IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                                      FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA

MICHAEL SMITH,                        NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
                                      FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
      Petitioner,                     DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

v.                                    CASE NO. 1D14-5562

STATE OF FLORIDA,

     Respondent.
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Opinion filed January 12, 2015.

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel -- Original
Jurisdiction.

Michael Smith, 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.

BENTON, WETHERELL, and SWANSON, JJ., CONCUR.
