IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA TYRONE L. SMITH, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D15-4778 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed December 16, 2015.

Petition for Writ of Mandamus -- Original Jurisdiction.

Tyrone L. Smith, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The petition for writ of mandamus is denied on the merits. See Rodriguez v. State, 21 So. 3d 826 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009) (table) (denying a petition for writ of mandamus as premature).

ROBERTS, C.J., and KELSEY, J., concur. BENTON, J., dissents without opinion.