FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-0743 _____________________________ JOHN ELLIS HARTLEY, Petitioner, v. JULIE L. JONES, DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS, Respondents. _____________________________

Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus – Original Jurisdiction.

March 9, 2018

PER CURIAM.

The petition for writ of habeas corpus 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. _____________________________ John Ellis Hartley, pro se, Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee; Kenneth S.

Steely, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for Respondents.