FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2024-2812 _____________________________ DARREL FRED SWEARINGEN, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________

Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction.

June 18, 2025

PER CURIAM.

The Court dismisses the petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on the merits. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(d)(6)(C).

LEWIS, ROWE, and BILBREY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Darrel Fred Swearingen, pro se, Petitioner.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.