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UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Gregory Scott COVEY, Defendant-Appellant.
    No. 13-40733
    Summary Calendar.
    United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
    May 19, 2014.
    Allen Harvey Hurst, Esq., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Tyler, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
    
      John Andrew Kuchera, Waco, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.
    Before REAVLEY, JONES, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
   PER CURIAM:

The attorney appointed to represent Gregory Scott Covey has moved for leave to withdraw and has filed a brief in accordance with Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and United States v. Flores, 632 F.3d 229 (5th Cir.2011). Covey has filed a response.

The record is not sufficiently developed to allow us to make a fair evaluation of Covey’s claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. See United States v. Isgar, 739 F.3d 829, 841 (5th Cir.2014). Nor is the record sufficiently developed for us to address Covey’s contention that his guilty plea was coerced. See United States v. Corbett, 742 F.2d 173, 176-78 (5th Cir.1984). We therefore decline to consider these claims without prejudice to Covey’s right, if any, to seek collateral review. See Isgar, 739 F.3d at 841; Corbett, 742 F.2d at 178 n. 11.

We have reviewed counsel’s brief and the relevant portions of the record reflected therein, as well as Covey’s response. We concur with counsel’s assessment that the appeal presents no nonfrivolous issue for appellate review. Accordingly, the motion for leave to withdraw is GRANTED, counsel is excused from further responsibilities herein, and the APPEAL IS DISMISSED. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2. 
      
       Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under die limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir R. 47.5.4.