IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA REGINALD COPELAND, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D15-0973 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed March 20, 2015.

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

Reginald Copeland, 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., MARSTILLER and OSTERHAUS, JJ., CONCUR.