FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D16-0801 _____________________________ PAUL BURNS, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

July 10, 2018

PER CURIAM.

The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.

WOLF, LEWIS, and RAY, JJ., concur.

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

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Anne C. Conley, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.