FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2022-0994 _____________________________ DAVID HOWARD, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

January 16, 2024

PER CURIAM.

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

B.L. THOMAS, ROWE, and WINOKUR, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ David Howard, pro se, Petitioner.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.