Newkirk v. State

947 So.2d 548 (2006)

Mitchell NEWKIRK, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 4D06-4493.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 27, 2006.

Rehearing Denied February 19, 2007.

Mitchell Newkirk, Okeechobee, pro se.

No appearance required for appellee.

WARNER, J.

Appellant appeals the trial court's denial of his motion for postconviction relief based upon allegations of his counsel's ineffective assistance. Under the standard of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984), appellant must show that any ineffective performance of counsel has…