FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ 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.

_____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ Michael Alford, pro se, Appellant.

Ashley B. Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.