Once cell is sized, it can not be resized

    cell.setOnMouseClicked(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() {

            public void handle(MouseEvent t) {
                System.out.println("cell clicked");
                final Contact contact = cell.getItem();
                cell.setPrefHeight(EXPANDED_HEIGHT);
                cell.setMinHeight(EXPANDED_HEIGHT);
                cell.autosize();
                cell.resize(Util.LIST_WIDTH, EXPANDED_HEIGHT);
            }
        });

none of these is working to resize correctly cell