in Re Avery Lamarr Ayers

OPINION

On April 5, 2016, relator Avery Lamarr Ayers filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221 (West 2004); see also Tex.R.App. P. 52. In the petition, relator, who was convicted for forgery of a financial instrument, claims he is innocent and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel.

Relator is requesting habeas corpus relief. The courts of appeals have no original habeas-corpus jurisdiction in criminal matters. Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221(d); Dodson v. State, 988 S.W.2d 833, 835 (Tex.App.-San Antonio 1999, no pet.); Ex Parte Denby, 627…