FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-1264 _____________________________ LAWRENCE A. BETHEL, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

July 19, 2018

PER CURIAM.

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

ROBERTS, WETHERELL, and OSTERHAUS, JJ., concur.

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

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