
983 So.2d 601 (2008)
James S. HIGGINBOTHAM, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 1D08-0777.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
March 7, 2008.
James S. Higginbotham, 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.
BROWNING, C.J., VAN NORTWICK and ROBERTS, JJ., concur.
