MEMORANDUM **

Samuel Dean Jackson appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 96-month sentence for armed bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a), (d), and his guilty-plea conviction and consecutive 84-month sentence for use of a firearm in a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), Jackson’s counsel has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record. We have provided the appellant with the opportunity to file a pro se supplemental brief. No pro se supplemental brief or answering brief has been filed.

Our independent review of the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75, 80-81, 109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), discloses no arguable grounds for relief on direct appeal.

We construe Jackson’s pro se letter, received October 16, 2009, as a request for appointment of counsel, and we deny the request.

Counsel’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED, and the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.