Ortiz v. State

860 So.2d 1006 (2003)

Epifanio ORTIZ, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 5D03-1615.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 14, 2003.

Rehearing Denied December 12, 2003.

Epifanio Ortiz, Lake City, pro se.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Angela D. McCravy, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.

PLEUS, J.

Petitioner, Epifanio Ortiz, alleges ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. See generally Fla. R.App. P. 9.141(c). This proceeding was abated on June 25, 2003, because of a pending post-conviction motion in the circuit…