Opinion ID: 2485442
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 19

Heading: Florida's Lethal Injection Protocol

Text: Next, Lukehart alleges that this Court should grant habeas relief because new scientific evidence makes clear that the existing procedure for lethal injection is unconstitutional. We disagree. This issue was previously raised in Lukehart's motion for postconviction relief. The postconviction court summarily denied this issue. Lukehart also contemporaneously raises the eleventh issue of his accompanying appeal from the denial of his rule 3.850 motion for postconviction relief. Habeas petitions are the proper vehicle to advance claims of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel. However, claims of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel may not be used to camouflage issues that could and should have been presented on direct appeal or in a proper postconviction motion. Davis v. State, 928 So.2d 1089, 1126 (Fla. 2005) (citations omitted) (citing Rutherford v. Moore, 774 So.2d 637, 643 (Fla.2000)); Thompson v. State, 759 So.2d 650, 660 (Fla.2000). Thus, this claim is procedurally barred. Accordingly, we deny habeas relief on this claim.