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

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D16-3030 STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent.

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Opinion filed April 19, 2017.

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus -- Original Jurisdiction.

Jermaine Thrower, pro se, Petitioner. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Virginia Harris, Assistant Attorney General, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

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

ROBERTS, C.J., and LEWIS and WINSOR, JJ., CONCUR.