IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA DEMETRIC C. MARINE, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D15-0611 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed February 24, 2015.

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

Demetric C. Marine, 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., BENTON and THOMAS, JJ., CONCUR.