USCA11 Case: 22-11169 Document: 42-1 Date Filed: 11/13/2023 Page: 1 of 2

[DO NOT PUBLISH] In the United States Court of Appeals For the Eleventh Circuit ____________________ No. 22-11169 Non-Argument Calendar ____________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus SAMUEL MALDONADO,

Defendant-Appellant.

____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida D.C. Docket No. 3:17-cr-00179-TJC-PDB-1 ____________________ USCA11 Case: 22-11169 Document: 42-1 Date Filed: 11/13/2023 Page: 2 of 2

2 Opinion of the Court 22-11169

Before LUCK, BRASHER, and ABUDU, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: Christopher Eric Roper, appointed counsel for Samuel Mal- donado in this direct criminal appeal, has moved to withdraw from further representation of the 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 Maldonado’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.