J. Rafael Rodriguez, appointed counsel for Ariel Pelier, has filed a motion to withdraw on appeal, supported by a brief prepared pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Pelier, in response, has filed a motion for appointment of new counsel. 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 Pelier’s convictions and sentences are AFFIRMED.

*650 Pelier’s motion for appointment of counsel is DENIED as moot.