Case Name: Joaquin MORALES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-12-30
Citations: 723 So. 2d 372
Docket Number: No. 98-2249
Parties: Joaquin MORALES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GODERICH and SORONDO, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 723
Pages: 372–372

Head Matter:
Joaquin MORALES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 98-2249.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 30, 1998.
Joaquin Morales, in proper person.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Dominique T. Suite-Brown, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and GODERICH and SORONDO, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Joaquin Morales appeals from the trial court's denial of his motion for relief pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800. We affirm the denial of his 3.800 motion without prejudice for him to refile his claims in the proper forum. His entitlement to credit for time served after sentencing is a matter for the Department of Corrections, and relief, if any, is properly sought through administrative proceedings, and if necessary, by filing a petition for mandamus naming the Department of Corrections as respondent. Bowles v. State, 647 So.2d 1056 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994).
Affirmed.