Lewis v. State of Florida

FIRST D ISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
S TATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D2024-2563
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JUSTIN A. LEWIS,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA ,
Respondent.
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Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel—
Original Jurisdiction.
November 12, 2025
P ER C URIAM.
DENIED. See Blanco v. Wainwright, 507 So. 2d 1377, 1384 (Fla.
1987) (holding that appellate counsel is not ineffective for failing
to raise a claim of ineffectiveness of trial counsel on direct appeal);
Mack v. State, 380 So. 3d 1248 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024) (holding that
appellate counsel cannot be ineffective for failing to raise an issue
on appeal when counsel identified the issue in an Anders brief on
direct appeal).
LEWIS, R OWE , and W INOKUR , JJ., concur.

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Not 	final 	until 	disposition 	of 	any 	timely 	and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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Justin A. Lewis, pro se, Petitioner.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.