FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-3280 _____________________________ DAVID PAYNE, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

November 19, 2018

PER CURIAM.

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

B.L. THOMAS, C.J., and ROBERTS and OSTERHAUS, JJ., concur.

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

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