FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D17-4754 _____________________________ TROY HILL, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Writ of Prohibition – Original Jurisdiction.

February 5, 2019

PER CURIAM.

The writ of prohibition is denied on the merits. See Erlinger v. Federico, 242 So. 3d 1177, 1182 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018) (holding that unfavorable legal rulings do not provide grounds for disqualification).

BILBREY, 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. _____________________________ Troy Hill, pro se, Petitioner.

Ashley B. Moody, Attorney General, and Amanda D. Stokes, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.