
    William W. WATSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
    No. 1D04-1844.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    June 7, 2004.
    Rehearing Denied July 15, 2004.
    James T. Miller, Jacksonville, for petitioner.
    Charlie Crist, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for respondent.
   PER CURIAM.

The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is hereby denied on the merits. See Philmore v. State, 820 So.2d 919 (Fla.2002).

• BOOTH, POLSTON and HAWKES, JJ., concur.  