                                         IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
                                         FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA

RUSSELL ROY SMITH,                       NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO
                                         FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND
      Petitioner,                        DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED

v.                                       CASE NO. 1D14-5644

STATE OF FLORIDA,

     Respondent.
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Opinion filed January 6, 2015.

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel -- Original
Jurisdiction.

Russell Roy Smith, pro se, Petitioner.

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




PER CURIAM.

      The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on

the merits.

ROBERTS, RAY, and MAKAR, JJ., CONCUR.
