FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D19-0127 _____________________________ T. W., Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

May 8, 2019

PER CURIAM.

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

WOLF, 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. _____________________________

T.W., pro se, Petitioner.

Sarah J. Rumph, Appellate Counsel, Children’s Legal Services, Tallahassee; Thomasina F. Moore, Statewide Director of Appeals, and Sara Elizabeth Goldfarb, Appellate Counsel of the Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office, Tallahassee, for Respondent.