District Court of Appeal of Florida March 10, 2000, No. 5D99-2384 (Soirelus v. State)

HARRIS, J.

Having considered this habeas corpus petition on the merits (we thus deny the State’s motion to dismiss based on petitioner’s failure to timely file a brief after directed to do so), we affirm the trial court’s denial of relief because the grounds asserted herein could have and should have been raised on direct appeal. See *777Bryan v. Dugger, 641 So.2d 61 (Fla.1994); Gray v.