FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-1421 _____________________________ LAWRENCE WILLIAM PATTERSON, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

November 7, 2018

PER CURIAM.

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

ROWE, BILBREY, and WINSOR, JJ., concur.

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

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Quentin Humphrey, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.