FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-2274 _____________________________ DUANE WOULLARD, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition for Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel—Original Jurisdiction.

May 31, 2024

PER CURIAM.

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

OSTERHAUS, C.J., and ROWE and LONG, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Duane Woullard, pro se, Petitioner.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.