IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA MAURICE NAPOLEON BATIE, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D17-0458 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed March 3, 2017.

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

Maurice Napoleon Batie, 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., WINOKUR and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., CONCUR.