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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2025-2901 _____________________________ TONY JEROME BYRD, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________ Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction. July 27, 2026 PER CURIAM. The Court denies the petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on the merits. OSTERHAUS, C.J., and ROBERTS and NORDBY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Tony Jerome Byrd, pro se, Petitioner. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent. 2