
    Dederic Lernard RENDER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
    No. 97-3336
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
    Dec. 30, 1998.
    Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Lucrecia R. Diaz, Special Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
    Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Wendy Benner-Leon, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
    Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and COPE, JJ.
   PER CURIAM.

Dederic Render appeals his convictions for battery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The appellant’s argument that the trial court erred in denying a peremptory challenge was not preserved for appellate review. See Joiner v. State, 618 So.2d 174, 176 (Fla.1993). Even if the issue were preserved, the trial court was within its discretion in denying the challenge. See Melbourne v. State, 679 So.2d 759, 765 (Fla.1996).

Affirmed.  