         FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                STATE OF FLORIDA
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                          No. 1D17-5309
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IVIN ROMAND RICHARDSON,

    Petitioner,

    v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

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

                        February 21, 2018


PER CURIAM.

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

WETHERELL, ROWE, 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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Ivin Romand Richardson, pro se, Petitioner.

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




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