*1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA CURTIS ANTONIO WAY, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D16-3904 STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent.

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Opinion filed September 1, 2017. Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel -- Original Jurisdiction.

Curtis Antonio Way, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Anne C. Conley, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

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

WINOKUR, JAY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., CONCUR.