IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA RALPH ROSS, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D14-2202 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed July 3, 2014.

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

Ralph Ross, 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, C.J., WOLF and WETHERELL, JJ., CONCUR.