Pettway v. State

776 So.2d 930 (2000)

John Everett PETTWAY, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida Respondent.

No. SC00-370.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 9, 2000.

Rehearing Denied January 26, 2001.

John E. Pettway, Sneads, Florida, Petitioner, pro se.

No Appearance for Respondent.

On February 23, 2000, petitioner John Everett Pettway filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in this Court. In the petition, Pettway asserted, inter alia, that he had received ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. Although we have jurisdiction over petitions for writ of habeas corpus, see art. V, § 3(b)(9), Fla. Const., pursuant to…