         FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                STATE OF FLORIDA
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                          No. 1D17-3158
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RICHARD CHRISTINSEN,

    Petitioner,

    v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

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

                         March 29, 2018


PER CURIAM.

    The petition is denied on the merits.

B.L. THOMAS, C.J., and BILBREY 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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Richard Christinsen, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Heather Flanagan Ross,
Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.




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