IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA JAMES TRISTAN GAY, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D15-4170 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed October 2, 2015.

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

James Tristan Gay, 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.

WETHERELL, ROWE, and RAY, JJ., CONCUR.