IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA NICOLE ALLEN, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D16-2471 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed June 14, 2016.

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

Nicole Allen, 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.

ROBERTS, C.J., WOLF and RAY, JJ., CONCUR.