FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-2983 _____________________________ ROBERT EARL HAYES, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Amended Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel—Original Jurisdiction.

May 21, 2019

PER CURIAM.

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

MAKAR, OSTERHAUS, and BILBREY, JJ., concur.

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

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.