IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA TERRANCE LAMAR JACKSON, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D17-1406 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed August 24, 2017.

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

Terrance Lamar Jackson, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Samuel B. Steinberg, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.

LEWIS, RAY, and JAY, JJ., CONCUR.