IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA JERRY NEAL PRATER, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D14-5208 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed December 2, 2014.

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

Jerry Neal Prater, 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.

WOLF, THOMAS, and WETHERELL, JJ., CONCUR.