IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA JESSIE DUANE QUEEN, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D17-1551 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed May 3, 2017.

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

Jessie Duane Queen, 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.

WETHERELL, OSTERHAUS, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., CONCUR.