FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-2166 _____________________________ PHILLIP S. GEORGE, III, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

October 26, 2018

PER CURIAM.

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

B.L. THOMAS, C.J., and 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. _____________________________ Phillip S. George, III, pro se, Petitioner.

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