MICHAEL ALFORD
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Claims of ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel are not cognizable.
[1] Claims of ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel are not cognizable under Florida law.
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Court's citation to Kokal v. State, 901 So. 2d 766, 777 (Fla. 2005)
Michael Alford appealed from a circuit court decision in Bay County. Alford raised a claim of ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel.…
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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No. 1D18-2657 _____________________________
MICHAEL ALFORD,
Appellant,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Bay County. Brantley S. Clark, Jr., Judge.
February 4, 2019
PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED. See Kokal v. State, 901 So. 2d 766, 777 (Fla. 2005) (“We have repeatedly held that claims of ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel are not cognizable.”). ROWE, RAY, and OSTERHAUS, JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________
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Michael Alford, pro se, Appellant. Ashley B. Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.