Robert C. Port, appointed counsel for Samuel Boney in this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas case, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Our independent review of the entire record reveals that counsel’s assessment of the relative merit of the appeal is correct. Because independent examination of the entire record reveals no arguable issues of merit, counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district court’s denial of Boney’s “motion to reopen case for rehearing and/or reconsideration” is AFFIRMED.