IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA WILLIAM EARL DUNCAN, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D16-0466 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed June 1, 2016.

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

William Earl Duncan, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Giselle D. Lylen, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.

ROWE, KELSEY, and JAY, JJ., CONCUR.