Joseph v. State

Petitioner, Perry Joseph, seeks a writ of habeas corpus based on alleged ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in Joseph v. State, 41 So.3d 307 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010). In Joseph, appellate counsel raised four grounds for reversal of petitioner’s convictions for second degree murder and attempted robbery with a firearm, including a challenge to two comments by the prosecutor during closing argument which petitioner claimed violated his right to a constitutionally-fair trial by shifting the burden of proof from the state to petitioner. In this petition, petitioner claims appellate counsel…