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[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ________________________ No. 19-11781 Non-Argument Calendar ________________________ D.C. Docket No. 3:18-cr-00162-BJD-MCR-1

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MOHAMMAD ABDUL MALEK, a.k.a. Mac, Defendant-Appellant.

________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida ________________________ (January 29, 2020) Before WILSON, ROSENBAUM and BLACK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Ali Kamalzadeh, appointed counsel for Mohammad Malek in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the Case: 19-11781 Date Filed: 01/29/2020 Page: 2 of 2

appellant and filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (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 Malek’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.