
6 So.3d 658 (2009)
James WHITFIELD, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D09-0716.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 6, 2009.
Rehearing Denied April 20, 2009.
*659 James Whitfield, pro se, Petitioner.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.
HAWKES, C.J., WOLF and BROWNING, JJ., Concur.
