Case Name: James Michael ZIMMERMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2013-10-25
Citations: 124 So. 3d 414
Docket Number: No. 5D12-2802
Parties: James Michael ZIMMERMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: PALMER, EVANDER and BERGER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 124
Pages: 414–414

Head Matter:
James Michael ZIMMERMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D12-2802.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Oct. 25, 2013.
Jack R. Maro, of Law Office of Jack R. Maro, P.A., Ocala, for Appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carmen F. Corrente, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
James Zimmerman appeals his conviction for sexual battery on a physically helpless person. The only issues raised on this direct appeal relate to the alleged ineffectiveness of his trial counsel. We affirm. A claim of ineffective assistance of counsel may be raised on direct appeal only where the ineffectiveness is apparent on the face of the record. Gore v. State, 784 So.2d 418, 437-38 (Fla.2001). Our af-firmance is without prejudice to Zimmerman's right to seek postconviction relief.
AFFIRMED.
PALMER, EVANDER and BERGER, JJ., concur.