IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA MAURICE STILLS, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D17-0209 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed February 1, 2017.

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

Maurice Stills, 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.

LEWIS, BILBREY, and WINOKUR, JJ., CONCUR.