FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-1169 _____________________________ GEORGE L. JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

December 4, 2023

PER CURIAM.

The Court denies the petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on the merits.

KELSEY, M.K. THOMAS, and NORDBY, JJ., concur.

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

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.