Phil Cannon, appointed counsel for Nathan Deon Jones in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. Califor *936 nia, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). As a preliminary matter, counsel’s motion to renew his original motion to withdraw and Anders brief out of time is GRANTED.

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 Jones’s conviction and sentence is AFFIRMED.