FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2022-3342 _____________________________ MICHAEL KNOX, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

December 29, 2023

PER CURIAM.

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

OSTERHAUS, C.J., and KELSEY and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur.

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

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.