FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-1921 _____________________________ RICHARD ABRAM ADAMS, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

May 15, 2019

PER CURIAM.

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

WETHERELL, RAY, and WINSOR, JJ., concur.

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

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Steven E. Woods, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.