Cator v. Commissioner of Correction

The petitioner, Frantz Cator, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his fourth petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court (1) abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal from the denial of his amended petition, (2) improperly concluded that he failed to establish that his appellate counsel in his direct criminal appeal rendered deficient performance, and (3) improperly concluded that his stand-alone due process claim was procedurally…