FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D19-0517 _____________________________ MAURICE LASHAWN MANNING, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

August 5, 2019

PER CURIAM.

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

RAY, C.J., and KELSEY and WINOKUR, JJ., concur.

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

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.