
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alan Kenneth THOMPSON, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 16-13605 Non-Argument Calendar
    United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
    Filed December 28, 2016
    Linda Julin McNamara, Arthur Lee Bentley, III, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Tampa, FL, Robert Edward Bodnar, Jr., U.S. Attorney’s Office, Orlando, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee
    Mark Rosenblum, Federal Public Defender’s Office, MDFL Ocala Division, Ocala, FL, Rosemary Cakmis, Donna Lee Elm, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Orlando, FL, Alan Kenneth Thompson, Jr., Butner, NC, for Defendant-Appellant
    Before HULL, WILSON and WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

Adeel Bashir, appointed counsel for Alan Kenneth Thompson, Jr., 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, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (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, Thompson’s pro se motions are DENIED, and Thompson’s conviction and sentence are AFFIRMED.  