FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-1984 _____________________________ CHARLES PEARCE, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Amended Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel—Original Jurisdiction.

October 16, 2018

PER CURIAM.

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

ROWE, OSTERHAUS, and KELSEY, JJ., concur.

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

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