IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA PROPHET PAULCIN, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D15-0766 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed March 12, 2015.

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

Prophet Paulcin, 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.

THOMAS, CLARK, and WETHERELL, JJ., CONCUR.