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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D20-1771 _____________________________ CURTIS HODGES, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. _____________________________ Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel— Original Jurisdiction. March 26, 2021 PER CURIAM. The petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel is denied on the merits. RAY, C.J., and LEWIS and JAY, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Deana K. Marshall of the Law Office of Deana K. Marshall, P.A., Riverview, for Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Heather Flanagan Ross, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent. 2