*1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA DAVID LASHLEY, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D16-5312 STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent.

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Opinion filed December 22, 2016.

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

David Lashley, 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.

OSTERHAUS, BILBREY, and WINOKUR, JJ., CONCUR.