Gary L. Perrot v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

Gary L. Perrot, a Florida prisoner, appeals pro se the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus challenging his conviction of four counts of sexual battery. 28 U.S.C. § 2254; see Fla. Stat. § 794.011(3). We granted a certificate of appealability to resolve “[w]hether Perrot’s counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the jury instruction, which allowed conviction under [section] 794.011(3) [of the Florida Statutes] if the jury found that Perrot had either used or threatened to use a deadly weapon or used actual physical force likely to cause serious personal injury, when the…