You cannot place a Jack o'Lantern block if there is air underneath. In the wiki it states that you are able to.
MCPE-42786
Jack o'Lanterns cannot be placed without a block underneath
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Thank you for your report!
We're actually already tracking this issue at MCPE-35761, so we will resolve and link this ticket as a duplicate.
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