FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D21-185 _____________________________ EUGENE LUCAS, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

September 23, 2021

PER CURIAM.

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

ROWE, C.J., and LEWIS and WINOKUR, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Eugene Lucas, pro se, Petitioner.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.