FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-1904 _____________________________ AVERY G. PATTERSON SR., Petitioner, v. JULIE L. JONES, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Financial Department, DEPARTMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT and Assistant Attorney General, ELIZABETH VAN DE BERG, et al., Respondents. _____________________________

Petition for Writ of Mandamus—Original Jurisdiction.

June 5, 2018

PER CURIAM.

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

ROWE, KELSEY, and WINOKUR, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Avery G. Patterson Sr., pro se, Petitioner.

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

Steely, General Counsel, Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, for Respondents.