Williams v. State

Petitioner, Ronnie C. Williams, seeks correction of his sentence, alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. See Fla. R.App. P. 9.141(c). Williams asserts that appellate counsel should have filed a motion, pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(b)(2), to correct his sentence prior to the filing of his initial brief. See generally O’Leary v. State, 2 So.3d 358 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008); Barber v. State, 918 So.2d 1013 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006). Williams contends that he was illegally sentenced to thirty years’ incarceration as a Prison Releasee Reoffender (PRR) for a second-degree…