IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA HORACE YOUNG, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D14-5267 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed January 7, 2015.

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

Horace Young, 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.

BENTON, CLARK, and SWANSON, JJ., CONCUR.