IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA POUL WESLEY SPRADLING, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Petitioner, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D17-3090 STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. ___________________________/ Opinion filed August 24, 2017.

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

Poul Wesley Spradling, 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, RAY, and JAY, JJ., CONCUR.