FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-2322 _____________________________ STEPHEN A. HAWKINS, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________ Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction. November 15, 2018 PER CURIAM. The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits. B.L. THOMAS, C.J., and WETHERELL and WINSOR, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Stephen A. Hawkins, pro se, Petitioner. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent. 2