Case Name: Allen A. HAMMETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2001-12-28
Citations: 804 So. 2d 522
Docket Number: No. 5D01-3478
Parties: Allen A. HAMMETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SAWAYA and PALMER, JJ„ concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 804
Pages: 522–523

Head Matter:
Allen A. HAMMETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D01-3478.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Dec. 28, 2001.
Kurt Erlenbach, Titusville, for Appellant.
No Appearance for Appellee.

Opinion:
GRIFFIN, J.
Appellant, Allen A. Hammett, appeals the summary denial of his motion for post-conviction relief based on a claim of ineffective assistance of post-conviction counsel. We affirm for two reasons: first, ineffective assistance of post-conviction counsel is not a cognizable claim. Waterhouse v. State, 792 So.2d 1176, 1193 (Fla.2001); State v. Riechmann, 777 So.2d 342, 364 n. 22 (Fla.2000). Second, there is no colorable merit to the claim.
AFFIRMED.
SAWAYA and PALMER, JJ" concur.