Michael Avenatti, the former lawyer best known for his representation of Stormy Daniels, was convicted of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft on Friday, marking a stunning fall from grace for the former mainstream media commentator. Prosecutors accused Avenatti defrauded Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Gregory Clifford, by telling her agent to sent two installments of a $300,000 advance payment for her 2018 book to a bank account controlled by him rather than directly to her—without her knowledge. Avenatti told reporters outside a federal courthouse in Manhattan on Friday that he is “very disappointed” with the verdict. His sentencing is scheduled for May 24. “I’m very disappointed in the jury’s verdict. I look forward to a full adjudication of all of the issues on appeal,” Avenatti told CNN, a media outlet that frequently had him as a guest during the Trump era. Clark Brewster, who represents Clifford, told Fox News …