*1 F IRST D ISTRICT C OURT OF A PPEAL S TATE OF F LORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D21-185 _____________________________ E UGENE L UCAS ,

Petitioner,

v.

S TATE OF F LORIDA ,

Respondent.

_____________________________ Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

September 23, 2021 P ER C URIAM .

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

R OWE , C.J., and L EWIS and W INOKUR , JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331 .

_____________________________ Eugene Lucas, pro se, Petitioner.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

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