FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-0016 _____________________________ TIMOTHY G. MALONE, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

December 7, 2023

PER CURIAM.

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

B.L. THOMAS, ROWE, and BILBREY, JJ., concur.

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

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.