¶2 Curtis Gordon, Louisiana prisoner # 80114, was convicted by a jury of second *740 degree murder in 1975 and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Gordon seeks a certificate of appealability (COA) to appeal the district court’s order transferring his successive 28 U.S.C. § 2254 application to this court.
¶3 We must examine the basis of our jurisdiction sua sponte if necessary. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir.1987). An order transferring a successive 28 U.S.C. § 2254 application to the court of appeals is a non-appealable interlocutory order. See Brinar v. Williamson, 245 F.3d 515, 516-18 (5th Cir.2001). This court is without jurisdiction to consider Gordon’s appeal. Accordingly, Gordon’s motion for a COA is DENIED, and the appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction.
¶4 MOTION DENIED; APPEAL DISMISSED.