We investigate the electromagnetic wave propagation across a finite inhomogeneous and anisotropic cylindrical metamaterial composite containing both positive and negative effective refractive index parts with linear spatial gradient. Exact analytical solutions for the electric and magnetic field distributions are obtained for a linear variation of effective refractive index across the structure. The exact analytical results for the electric and magnetic fields are compared to the numerical results obtained using the numerical simulation software HFSS. The model allows for general temporal dispersion and uniform losses within the composite.