
68 So.3d 277 (2011)
Sherman Michael THOMAS, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D11-3038.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
July 15, 2011.
Rehearing Denied September 12, 2011.
*278 Sherman Michael Thomas, Petitioner.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.
VAN NORTWICK, WETHERELL, and ROWE, JJ., concur.
