^^^Not surprising given the amount of press and national attention.
As I see it, there's not too much difference between Life without the possibility of parole, and the death sentence.
If he's sentenced to die, most states (and I assume FL is one of those) will automatically appeal that sentence and the case drags on for at least 20 years, sometimes longer. Granted, by the time the murderer would get the needle, he'd be in his mid-40s, still a young man.
But like what happened to Jeffrey Dahmer, it wouldn't surprise me if he's beaten to death inside the prison shower. From what I gather, fellow inmates don't look kindly on violence perpetrated on children and tend to take matters into their own hands when they can.