IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA RICO JUHWAN HUDSON, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D16-4809 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed November 9, 2016.

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

Rico Juhwan Hudson, 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.

WOLF, BILBREY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., CONCUR.