Jones v. Secretary, Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION ARTHUR JONES, III, Petitioner, -vs- Case No. 8:17-cv-1834-T-36SPF SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Respondent. ____________________________/ ORDER Petitioner, a Florida prisoner, initiated this action by filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

(Doc. 1) and memorandum in support (Doc. 2). Respondent filed a response in opposition to the petition (Doc. 7), to which Petitioner replied (Doc. 19). Upon consideration, the petition will be denied. I. BACKGROUND Petitioner was convicted of two…