FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-3546 _____________________________ SAMUEL JONES, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

February 21, 2019

PER CURIAM.

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

MAKAR, WINOKUR, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.

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

Ashley B. Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.