i solved your problem you need to change some stuff but you can accomplish a searchable listview with checkbox like so:
<div data-role="content">
<div data-role="fieldcontain">
<ul data-role="listview" data-split-icon="gear" data-filter="true">
<li><a href="#" style="padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-right: 42px;padding-left: 0px;">
<label style="border-top-width: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;border-left-width: 0px;border-right-width: 0px;" data-corners="false">
<fieldset data-role="controlgroup" >
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox-2b" id="checkbox-2b" />
<label for="checkbox-2b" style="border-top-width: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;border-left-width: 0px;border-right-width: 0px;">
<img src="Images/Sensor_Icon.png" style="float:left;width:80px;height:80px"/>
<label style="float:left;padding:10px 0px 0px 10px;">
<h3>Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix</h3>
<p>other</p>
</label>
</label>
</fieldset>
</label>
</a><a href="#purchase" data-rel="popup" data-position-to="window" data-transition="pop">Purchase album</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#" style="padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-right: 42px;padding-left: 0px;">
<label style="border-top-width: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;border-left-width: 0px;border-right-width: 0px;" data-corners="false">
<fieldset data-role="controlgroup" >
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox-2b" id="checkbox-2b" />
<label for="checkbox-2b" style="border-top-width: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;border-left-width: 0px;border-right-width: 0px;">
<label style="padding:10px 0px 0px 10px;">
<h3>Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix</h3>
<p>other</p>
</label>
</label>
</fieldset>
</label>
</a><a href="#purchase" data-rel="popup" data-position-to="window" data-transition="pop">Purchase album</a>
</li>
<li><a href="#" style="padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-left: 0px;">
<label style="border-top-width: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;border-left-width: 0px;border-right-width: 0px;" data-corners="false">
<fieldset data-role="controlgroup" >
<input type="checkbox" name="checkbox-2b" id="checkbox-2b" />
<label for="checkbox-2b" style="border-top-width: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-bottom-width: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;border-left-width: 0px;border-right-width: 0px;">
<label style="padding:10px 0px 0px 10px;">
<h3>Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix</h3>
<p>other</p>
</label>
</label>
</fieldset>
</label>
</a>
</li>
<li><a href="index.html">
<img src="Images/Sensor_Icon.png" />
<h3>Kid A</h3>
<p>Radiohead</p>
</a><a href="#purchase" data-rel="popup" data-position-to="window" data-transition="pop">Purchase album</a>
</li>
</ul>
<div data-role="popup" id="purchase" data-theme="d" data-overlay-theme="b" class="ui-content" style="max-width:340px;">
<h3>Purchase Album?</h3>
<p>Your download will begin immediately on your mobile device when you purchase.</p>
<a href="index.html" data-role="button" data-rel="back" data-theme="b" data-icon="check" data-inline="true" data-mini="true">Buy: $10.99</a>
<a href="index.html" data-role="button" data-rel="back" data-inline="true" data-mini="true">Cancel</a>
</div>
</div>