FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D17-5309 _____________________________ IVIN ROMAND RICHARDSON, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel – Original Jurisdiction.

February 21, 2018

PER CURIAM.

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

WETHERELL, ROWE, and JAY, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Ivin Romand Richardson, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.