FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-1686 _____________________________ FRANK HAROLD WARING, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

May 16, 2024

PER CURIAM.

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

LEWIS, ROWE, 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. _____________________________ Frank Harold Waring, pro se, Petitioner.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.