FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-2682 _____________________________ MARCUS EARL GRAY, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

December 7, 2018

PER CURIAM.

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

WOLF, WINOKUR, and JAY, JJ., concur.

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

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