FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D17-387 _____________________________ JAMES HARVEY TIPLER, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Writ of Certorari.

May 23, 2018

PER CURIAM.

The petition 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. _____________________________ Michael Ufferman of Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, for Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General; Amanda D. Stokes and Jennifer J. Moore, Assistant Attorneys General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.