*1 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA MICHAEL RAY CLINES, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO

FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D17-2117 STATE OF FLORIDA,

Respondent.

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Opinion filed October 3, 2017.

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

Michael Ray Clines, 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.

LEWIS, KELSEY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., CONCUR.