
    Timothy SIMMONS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.
    No. 1D05-5724.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    Feb. 23, 2006.
    Rehearing Denied March 29, 2006.
    Timothy Simmons, pro se, petitioner.
    Charlie Crist, Attorney General, and Tracy Lee Cooper, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for respondent.
   PER CURIAM.

The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits.

VAN NORTWICK, HAWKES and THOMAS, JJ., concur.  