Coleman v. State

Joseph Coleman raises two grounds for relief in his petition alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(d). We deny without comment the claim raised in ground two of the petition. In ground one, Coleman alleges that counsel was ineffective for failing to argue that the standard instruction provided to the jury for attempted manslaughter by act constituted fundamental error. We agree that appellate counsel was ineffective in failing to raise this issue, and we conclude that Coleman is entitled to a belated direct appeal on…