IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA THOMAS LARRY BOLDS, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D14-5400 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed December 18, 2014.

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

Thomas Larry Bolds, 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., VAN NORTWICK and ROWE, JJ., CONCUR.