Purwin v. Wainwright

COBB, Judge.

The petitioner, Stephen Walter Purwin, seeks a writ of habeas corpus to secure a belated appeal, claiming ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in his original appeal. See Terry v. State, 404 So.2d 1154 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981); Ross v. State, 287 So.2d 372 (Fla. 2d DCA 1973); Wright v. State, 269 So.2d 17 (Fla. 2d DCA 1972).

The Florida Supreme Court articulated the standards applicable to a review of a claim that appellate counsel was ineffective in Knight v. State, 394 So.2d 997 (Fla.1981). The third burden of the petitioner, according to Knight, is:

Third, the defendant has the…