FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2023-3183 _____________________________ DEMETRIUS RASHAD MASON, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

June 21, 2024

PER CURIAM.

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

LEWIS, ROBERTS, and RAY, JJ., concur.

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

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.