Double output in 16x2 LCD low level implementation

I'm interfacing an LCD with an atmega328p and programming it in assembly. the problem is I'm getting double characters printed in each iteration of the print loop. also, there's a "garbage" byte at the beginning. code: https://pastebin.com/Xdw4MSw7

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