         FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                STATE OF FLORIDA
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                          No. 1D18-1984
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CHARLES PEARCE,

    Petitioner,

    v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

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


                        October 16, 2018


PER CURIAM.

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

ROWE, OSTERHAUS, and KELSEY, 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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Charles Pearce, pro se, Petitioner.

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




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