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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                            No. 00-60266
                        Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                         Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

ANTHONY CLARK MARION,

                                         Defendant-Appellant.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court
            for the Northern District of Mississippi
                     USDC No. 3:94-CR-36-4-D
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                           June 13, 2001

Before WIENER, DeMOSS, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Anthony Clark Marion, federal prisoner # 09895-042, appeals

the district court’s dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of his

motion to reduce his sentence.   He argues that he is entitled to

a reduction of his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 3553 & 3582.

Absent a motion by the Government or the Bureau of Prisons, the

district court was without jurisdiction to reduce Marion’s

sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) or Fed. R. Crim. P. 35.

Section 3742 of Title 18 does not provide a jurisdictional basis

for modifying Marion’s sentence because it is applicable only on

     *
        Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
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                                  -2-

direct appeal.     See United States v. Early, 27 F.3d 140, 141-42

(5th Cir. 1994).    The “safety valve” provision is applicable only

to defendants who are convicted of drug offenses and found to be

less culpable than others involved in the offense.     See 18 U.S.C.

§ 3553(f); U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2; United States v. Miller, 179 F.3d

961, 964-65 (5th Cir. 1999).    Marion has not shown that the

district court erred in dismissing his motion for lack of

jurisdiction.    See Early, 27 F.3d at 141-42.   Because no

constitutional right to counsel exists in postconviction actions,

Marion’s motion for appointment of counsel is denied.     See

Pennsylvania v. Finley, 481 U.S. 551, 555 (1987).

     For the first time in his reply brief, Marion argues that

his sentence should be vacated in view of Apprendi v. New Jersey,

530 U.S. 466 (2000).    Issues raised for the first time in a reply

brief are not properly before the court and need not be

addressed.    United States v. Bullock, 71 F.3d 171, 178-79 (5th

Cir. 1995).

     AFFIRMED; MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL DENIED.