IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA WILLIAM PERMENTER, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D16-1892 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed May 18, 2016.

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

William Permenter, 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, WINOKUR, and JAY, JJ., CONCUR.