IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA RONALD NELSON BROWN, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D14-2937 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed July 16, 2014.

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

Ronald Nelson Brown, 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.

PADOVANO, WETHERELL, and MAKAR, JJ., CONCUR.