Deandre Ross v. State of Florida

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-4092 _____________________________ DEANDRE ROSS, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________ Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction. October 21, 2020 PER CURIAM. The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits. See Hardison v. State, 138 So. 3d 1130, 1132 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014) (“Where, as here, the challenged jury instruction involved an affirmative defense, fundamental error only occurs if the instruction is so flawed as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial.”). ROBERTS, ROWE, and KELSEY, JJ., concur.  _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Rick A. Sichta and Susanne K. Sichta of The Sichta Firm LLC, Jacksonville, for Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Trisha Meggs Pate, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent. 2