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JONES v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 66505.

473 So.2d 1244 (1985)

Leo Alexander JONES, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied September 5, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Link of Goodstein & Link, Jacksonville, for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Mark C. Menser, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.

ADKINS, Justice.

This is a petition for habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(9), Fla. Const. For the reasons discussed below, we deny the petition for habeas corpus.

Jones was convicted of the first-degree murder of a Jacksonville police officer. On direct appeal, this Court affirmed his conviction and sentence of death. Jones v. State, 440 So.2d 570

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