FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D17-1268 _____________________________ CEDRICK BRANTLEY, Petitioner, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Writ of Certiorari – Original Jurisdiction.

March 6, 2018

PER CURIAM.

The petition for writ of certiorari is denied on the merits.

ROWE, RAY, and MAKAR, JJ., concur.

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

Kenneth S. Steely, General Counsel, and Gayla Grant, Assistant General Counsel, Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for Respondent.