Case Name: Kirkland L. FEDRICK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2008-11-21
Citations: 995 So. 2d 612
Docket Number: No. 5D07-3379
Parties: Kirkland L. FEDRICK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ORFINGER, MONACO and LAWSON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 995
Pages: 612–613

Head Matter:
Kirkland L. FEDRICK, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 5D07-3379.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Nov. 21, 2008.
Kirkland L. Fedrick, Raiford, Pro Se.
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Wesley Heidt, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the denial of Kirkland Fed-rick's motion for postconviction relief. Under Florida and federal law, a defendant has no constitutional right to effective collateral counsel. Claims of ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel are not cognizable, and therefore, do not present a valid basis for relief. Lambrix v. State, 698 So.2d 247, 248 (Fla.1996); see King v. State, 808 So.2d 1237, 1245 (Fla.2002) (upholding trial court's denial of relief on ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel claim because it did not state valid basis for relief).
AFFIRMED.
ORFINGER, MONACO and LAWSON, JJ., concur.