In re Stephen E.

[¶ 1] Stephen E. appeals from a judgment of the District Court (Waterville, Mathews, J. ) terminating his parental rights to his child pursuant to 22 M.R.S. § 4055(1)(A)(1)(a) and (B)(2)(a), (b)(i)-(iv) (2017).1 He raises directly on appeal a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel at the hearing on the petition to terminate his parental rights.2 The father does not challenge the merits of the court's judgment terminating his parental rights. Because the father failed to present a prima facie case of ineffective assistance of counsel and the record evidence supports the court's findings…