WALLACE v. STATE (2025)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Demetris WALLACE, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 1D2024-3343

Decided: July 23, 2025

Demetris Wallace, pro se, Petitioner. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

Dismissed. See Mack v. State, 380 So. 3d 1248, 1248-49 (Fla. 1st DCA 2024) (“There simply cannot be a cognizable claim for ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in this situation ․ Under this mandated [Anders] process, an affirmance by the appellate court in essence is the court's determination that the appellant has received his constitutionally guaranteed right to effective assistance from [appellate] counsel.”).

Per Curiam.

Roberts, Kelsey, and M.K. Thomas, JJ., concur.

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