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KHk<ćHobXwJbH迻آX[ ;H<@>bTrc"z"= Рe7A|)PxfLÁuYi3 I҅x~Bm馁%^6a(0$(˶a}<RJ\?IKtUE2yox"۲xu 3}=X4uaS6c˱иD;a<ޠ&Q7n#{}қsY¨“2C͊ >r%~8:cp>+XBw rf*sLH;{ͪm-rB1C`L5Gﾠ4XG=<UQƎHo9pWEl(;v⿋ᶺƮpIaסeP]c m:e@/zĒIUNF % 0( U: w@ 4< P _ g U:N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N B D3 0D AO k k 0D1 D/u B (hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,  AZ"Arial Regular 4E56=e78E9D:;< e=ӀuM%3|xF  XXXX aX X   Ad FILED XX a  August27,1999CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,yAZ"Arial Regular d%%%%'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  <<<66<66XXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T=r *<,(j 8` `@E` ttx0 rߛ=@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @@@'ATNASHVILLE@77%JUNE1999SESSIONBILLYWAYNELESLIE, @-)  0 @-) p NO.01C019806CR00242      ` Appellant,@-)    @-) p DAVIDSONCOUNTY     VS. @-) x  @-) p HON.SETHNORMAN, ^  STATEOFTENNESSEE, @-) p JUDGE  D  @-) ` Appellee.@-) p (PostConviction) ` (  @(#(#( FORTHEAPPELLANT:  BILLYW.LESLIE,ProSe N.W.C.X.,Site2 Z Route1,Box660Tiptonville,TN38079 &v  FORTHEAPPELLEE:  MICHAELE.MOORE  t SolicitorGeneral ELIZABETHB.MARNEY  &v AssistantAttorneyGeneralCordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,TN372430493 VICTORS.JOHNSONIII   $ DistrictAttorneyGeneral JOHNC.ZIMMERMANN  <#' AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneralWashingtonSquare2222ndAvenueNorth,Suite500Nashville,TN372011649 (#- (  @( OPINIONFILED:򀀀 / +3 AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  763<  7XdXXd7@qq* OPINION    `  ` Petitionerappealsthedismissalofhiscombinedpetitionsforwritoferror H coramnobisandpostconvictionrelief.66Thesoleissueforourreviewiswhetherthe  d trialcourterredinfailingtoappointcounselfortheevidentiaryhearing.The66trialcourt66hadappointed66threedifferentattorneystorepresentpetitioner.Ineachcase,66theattorney66requested66andwasgrantedpermission66towithdrawasaresultofpetitionerslackofcooperationandunreasonabledemands.Uponallowingthethird66attorneyto66withdraw,thetrialcourtdeclinedtoappointanotherattorney66andsetthematterforasubsequenthearingonthemerits.66Petitioner66failedtopresentanyevidenceinsupportofthepetitionsonthatdate,andthetrialcourtdismissedthem.Weconcludethetrialcourtdidnoterrand AFFIRM thedismissalofthepetitions. t 66@<<(66 BACKGROUND 66  \  ` ADavidsonCountyjuryconvictedpetitioneroffirstdegreemurderonSeptember13,1991,andsentencedhimtolifeimprisonment.ThisCourtaffirmedtheconviction,seeStatev.BillyWayneLeslie,C.C.A.No.01C019203CR00081, <#" DavidsonCounty(TennCrim.App.filedSeptember24,661993,66atNashville),andtheTennesseeSupremeCourtdeniedpermissiontoappealonFebruary22,1994. ` PetitionerfiledaprosepetitionforwritoferrorcoramnobisinFebruary l*%* 661995,66andthetrialcourtappointedcounsel,MarkFishburn,torepresenthim.66The66trialcourt66subsequentlypermitted66Fishburntowithdrawfromrepresentationduetoa fracturedrelationshipwithpetitioner. ` Thecourt66thenappointed66MartySzeigisto66representpetitioner.6666Apetitionfor66postconvictionreliefwasfiledonpetitionersbehalfinMay1996,whichthetrialcourtcombinedwiththepetitionforwritoferrorcoramnobisforpurposesofthese 7P28 proceedings.InNovember1996,thetrialcourtpermittedSzeigistowithdrawfrom 84: representationduetothe acrimoniousrelationshipwithpetitionerevidencedbypetitionersinsistencethatcounsel pursue...claimsthatcannotbesupportedbygoodfaithargument. ` Inanunusualmove,thetrialcourttriedtoavoidyetanotherfruitlessappointmentbyallowingpetitionertointerviewthreeattorneysandchoosetheonehefoundmostsuitable.PetitionerchoseattorneyThomasBloom,andthecourtappointedBloominJanuary1997.InSeptember1997,Bloomfiledamotiontowithdrawascounselcitingirreconcilabledifferenceswithpetitioner:8 ` 8 ` ` Forcause,Mr.BloomwouldshowtheCourtthatthePetitionerinsistsuponahearingstrategythatMr.BloomisunabletoconductingoodfaithandthatPetitionerrepeatedlymakesunreasonabledemandsuponappointedcounselastohowhiscaseshouldbepresented.Forexample,thePetitionerinsiststhatappointedcounselsubpoenaoverthirtysevenwitnesses,introduceaboutadozenaffidavits,conductathoroughbackgroundcheckonthevictim,includingcreditandmilitaryhistoryandtelephonerecords,66ask66forfundstoobtainexpertsforbloodandfibertests,obtainandsendtohimtrialexhibitsandprosecutionfiles,obtainbloodtestresultsfromCalifornia,aswellasotherinvestigativeandlegalinquiries.  x x 8 ` 8 ` ` PetitionersattorneywillnotbeabletorepresentPetitionerinamannerwhichwillgivethePetitioneranysatisfactionandPetitionersattorneywillnecessarilybecastinthepositionoffightingthePetitioneraswellastheState,andwillcertainlygivethePetitionertheimpressionthatappointedcounselisontheStatessideratherthanhis.Moreover,PetitionerhasinformedcounselthatcounselisviolatinghisconstitutionalrightsifcounseldoesnotactuponPetitionersdemands.  x x 8 ` 8 ` ` 66  x x  ` OnNovember12,1997,thetrialcourtrelievedBloomofrepresentationinthepetitionerspresence:8 ` THECOURT: h IamgoingtorelieveMr.Bloom,andImnotgoing 4/3 togiveyoualawyer,sir.Iamgoingtoallowyoutoproceedbyyourself.Iwillsetthismatterforahearing...Novemberthe25th.Itwillbesettobeheardonthatday. ` `  ? ` ...66  :p59 66 ` 66On66November25,661997,6666petitioner66informedthe66trialcourt66thathewasunpreparedtoproceedandrequestedappointmentofyetanotherattorney.Thetrialcourtdeniedtherequestanddismissedthepetitionswhenpetitionerfailedtopresentanyevidence.Theorderofdismissalstated: Basedonthedefendantswillfulandintentionalconductnecessitatingthedismissalofhisthreepriorattorneys...thisCourtdeclinestoappointyetanotherattorneyatstateexpensetorepresentMr.Leslie.@%66 LEGALAUTHORITIES 66   ` Thesoleissueinthisappealiswhetherthetrialcourterred indenyingthepetitionertheassistanceofcounselinhispostconvictionevidentiary66hearing4.45.543 3466Petitionerclaimsthatthetrialcourtsdismissalofhispetitionswas66improperin66lightofitsrefusaltoappointanotherattorneytorepresenthim.Wedisagree. ` [P]ostconvictionreliefisastatutoryremedyofferedbythelegislature;itisnotaconstitutionalright.Cazesv.State,980S.W.2d364,365(Tenn.1998). "  Furthermore,thereisnoconstitutionalrighttocounselinpostconvictionproceedings.Housev.State,911S.W.2d705,712(Tenn.1995)(citingMurrayv. p&!$ Giarratano,492U.S.1,10,109S.Ct.2765,2770,106L.Ed.2d1(1989)).Theright P(#& ofanindigentpetitionertotheappointmentofcounselisstatutory.Tenn.CodeAnn.4030207(b)(1);seealsoTenn.Sup.Ct.Rules,Rule28,6(B)(3)(a).A ,`'* petitionerwhoabusestheprocesscannotbeheardtocomplainwhenheisdeniedaccesstothestatutoryremedyofpostconvictionrelief.Cazes,980S.W.2dat365. / +. 66@( DISPOSITION  3.2 66 ` Thetrialcourtfoundthatthepetitioners willfulandintentionalconductnecessitatedthedismissalofhisthreeappointedattorneys.Thetrialcourtfurther 0948 notedpetitioners voluntaryconductindisruptingtheorderlyprogressandlitigationofthesepetitions.ThetrialcourtwasinabetterpositionthanthisCourttomakethesedeterminations.<<87787Therecorddoesnotpreponderateagainstthesefindings.766After<<<<dismissalofthefirsttwoattorneys,the66trialcourt<<9hadevengone9:went:<<<<totheunnecessary<<;andgenerous;extreme<<<<ofallowingpetitionerto interviewthreeseparateattorneysandchooseone.Thereisnothingtoindicatethattheappointmentofyetafourthattorneywouldhave66yieldedadifferentresult.66 ` Itappearspetitionerabusedthepostconvictionprocess;thus,hemaynotbeheardtocomplain.Cazes,980S.W.2dat365.Thetrialcourtsrefusalto  appointanotherattorneywasnoterror. ` Thetrialcourtsdismissalofthepetitionsis AFFIRMED . P  ` 6666/(#@/(#____________________________66 `  66   h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE  0  CONCUR: $"  ____________________________  @)$' JOSEPHM.TIPTON,JUDGE ____________________________  .0*- ALANE.GLENN,JUDGE