FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-1113 _____________________________ SHELDON LEE HUTCHINS, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

April 11, 2024

PER CURIAM.

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

B.L. THOMAS, RAY, and KELSEY, JJ., concur.

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

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.