FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D17-4044 _____________________________ LEON J. NICELY, JR., Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County.

Mark Borello, Judge.

July 9, 2018

PER CURIAM.

This court issued an order on May 2, 2018, directing Appellant to show cause why sanctions should not be imposed against him in light of his having instituted numerous repetitive, meritless proceedings in this court. See State v. Spencer, 751 So. 2d 47 (Fla. 1999). We have reviewed Appellant’s response and determined it does not provide a legal basis to justify withholding imposition of sanctions.

Appellant is hereby prohibited from filing any pro se filings in this court challenging his conviction and sentence imposed in Duval County case number 16-1996-CF-8172. The Clerk of this court is directed to not accept any filings in this case unless they are signed by a member in good standing of the Florida Bar.

Additionally, we find this appeal is a frivolous proceeding brought before this court by a state prisoner. See § 944.279(1), Fla. Stat. (2017). We direct the clerk to forward a certified copy of this opinion to the appropriate institution or facility within the Florida Department of Corrections for disciplinary procedures pursuant to department rules.

OSTERHAUS, WINOKUR, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Leon J. Nicely, Jr., pro se, Appellant.

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