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Ondirectappeal,thedefendantcontendshereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounselattrial.We (x affirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt a  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtAffirmed  3   #Xw|#XwX.JoeG.Riley,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichDavidH.WellesandJohnEverett  Williams,JJ.,joined.  WilliamD.Vaughn,Jackson,Tennessee(onappeal);andMichaelL.Frayser,Memphis,Tennessee q (attrial),fortheappellant,StevenBrianWooley. Z PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;J.RossDyer,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;James ,| G.Woodall,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andJodyS.Pickens,AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral, e fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. N " OPINION #XXwQ#XwX ! ! #XXw> #  XwX  Becausesufficiencyoftheevidenceisnotanissueonappeal,wewillbrieflydiscussthe ## testimonyattrial.OnJuly12,1998,HughieHowardRogersandhiswifereturnedtotheirresidence $$ inHenderson,Tennessee,fromanovernightcampingtriptodiscoverRogers1992blackChevrolet u% %  duallypickuptruckmissingfromhisdriveway.Rogerstestifiedhedidnotknowthedefendant ^&!& andonlyrecognizedhimfromthevariouscourtproceedingsrelatingtothecase. G'"'   JoeDouglasSmithtestifiedthatinOctober1998,hesoldamotorandtransmissionfroma )i$) #cdddZ28_Camero_Ԁtothedefendantfor$700.Smithstatedthatinsteadofpayinghimincash,the *R%* defendant#ddcdagreedtogivehimtheblackChevroletpickuptruck,whichdidnothaveamotor,inorder  tosettlethedebt.Smithfurtherstatedhewas leeryoftheagreementandbelievedthatthetruck  mayhave#cdddbeenstolen.SmithstatedhesubsequentlysoldthevehicletoBuddyJones,whomSmith  later#ddcdlearnedwasworkingasaconfidentialinformantfortheTennesseeHighwayPatrol. k   ThomasWooley,thedefendantsbrother,testifiedthatinDecember1998,hediscoveredthe =  1992blackChevroletpickuptruckparkedbehindhisresidence.Hestatedthedefendanthadearlier & v informedhimthatsomeoneplannedtoparkavehicleathisresidence.  _ __  InvestigatorJimMeltonoftheTennesseeHighwayPatroltestifiedthatduringhis  1  investigation_of_Ԁthecase,heobtainedastatementfromthedefendant.Accordingtothedefendants    statement,amantoldhimthatbecauseheandhiswifewereexperiencingmaritaldifficulties,he   wantedtoeither parkhisvehicleor getridofitandcollecttheinsuranceproceeds.The   defendanttoldthemanthathecouldparkhistruckatWooleysresidencewherethevehicle   remainedforeighttoninemonths.Thedefendantstatedthatwhenhelearned___the_Ԁvehiclehad n  previouslybeenreportedstolen,hethengavethevehicletoSmith.InvestigatorMeltonofferedto W  allowthedefendanttoactasaconfidentialinformanttoobtainastatementfromRogers;the @ defendantdeclined. )y   ThedefendanttestifiedheandRogerswereregularpatronsatBJsBar,andhehadknown K Rogerssince1997or1998.Thedefendanttestifiedthatononeoccasion,whiletheywereatBJs 4 Bar,Rogersinformedhimthathewasexperiencingmaritalproblemsandwantedtostorehis  vehicle.ThedefendantthenprovidedRogerswithdirectionstotheWooleyresidence.    Thejuryconvictedthedefendantoftheftofpropertyover$10,000,aClassCfelony.See  Tenn.CodeAnn.3914105(4). q   WAIVER  C     Thedefendantcontendshereceivedineffectiveassistanceofcounselattrialduetotrial f counselsfailuretopresentHollyPraytorasawitness.Thiscourthasnotedthatraisingaclaimof O ineffectiveassistanceofcounselondirectappealis fraughtwithperil.Statev.Blackmon,78  8 S.W.3d322,328(Tenn.Crim.App.2001).Thesamestandardappliestoclaimsofineffective !!  assistanceofcounselraisedondirectappealasthoseclaimsraisedinapostconvictionproceeding. " ! Statev.Honeycutt,54S.W.3d762,767n.5(Tenn.2001).XS XXXwTherefore,thedefendantboretheburden #" inthetrialcourttoprovetheallegationsbyclearandconvincingevidenceinordertoobtainrelief. $# Id.Wearerequiredtoaffirmthetrialcourtsfindingsunlessthedefendantprovesthattheevidence u% $ preponderatesagainstthosefindings.Statev.Burns,6S.W.3d453,461(Tenn.1999). ^&!% #cddd  Inordertoproveineffectiveassistanceofcounsel,thedefendantmustprovethat(1)counsels 0(#' #ddcdperformancewasdeficient,and(2)thedeficiencywasprejudicialintermsofrenderingareasonable )i$( probabilitythattheresultofthetrialwasunreliableortheproceedingswerefundamentallyunfair. *R%) Stricklandv.Washington,466U.S.668,687,104S.Ct.2052,2064,80L.Ed.2d674(1984).The *;&* TennesseeSupremeCourthasalsoappliedthisstandardtotherighttotrialcounselunderArticle +$'+ I,Section9oftheTennesseeConstitution.Statev.Melson,772S.W.2d417,419n.2(Tenn.1989).  #XwX XXSV#  Inhisbrief,thedefendantstatesHollyPraytortestifiedatthemotionfornewtrialhearing;  however,thestatecontendsPraytordidnottestifyatthehearing.Weareunabletoresolvethis k conflictduetothedefendantsfailuretoincludethetranscriptofthehearingintheappellaterecord. T TherecorddoescontainPraytorsaffidavit,whichwasattachedtothemotionfornewtrial.Inthe =  affidavit,Praytorrepresentsthathadshetestifiedattrial,shewouldhavestatedthatthedefendant & v andRogerskneweachotherfromvisitingBJsBar.However,submissionofPraytorsaffidavit  _ alonewasinsufficienttoestablishthattrialcounselsfailuretopresentherasawitnessattrial  H amountedtoineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.SeeStatev.RickyBrandon,etal.,No.M2002  1  00073CCAR3CD,2002Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS864,at*8(Tenn.Crim.App.Oct.15,2002,    atNashville)(concludingtheuseofaffidavitsatamotionfornewtrialhearingisinsufficientalone   toestablishineffectiveassistanceofcounselbyclearandconvincingevidence),perm.toapp.denied   (Tenn.2003).XS XXXwItisthedutyoftheappellanttoprovidearecordwhichconveysafair,accurateand   completeaccountofwhattranspiredwithregardtotheissueswhichformthebasisoftheappeal. n  Tenn.R.App.P.24(b);seeStatev.Taylor,992S.W.2d941,944(Tenn.1999).#XwX XXS%#ԀWealsoobserve W  thatinitsorderdenyingthemotionfornewtrial,thetrialcourtfound: @ 8  ThatthedecisionofdefensecounselnottocallHollyPraytorasawitnessatthetrial b ofthismatterdidnotdeprivethedefendantofhisrighttotheeffectiveassistanceof K counselandthattheinclusionofhertestimonywouldnothaveeffectedtheoutcome 4 ofthetrialwhenconsideringthepotentialtestimonyofHollyPraytor,the  defendantsowntestimonyattrial,andtheproofpresentedattrial.   Intheabsenceofatranscript,wemustpresumethefindingsofthetrialcourtwerecorrect.State  v.Oody,823S.W.2d554,559(Tenn._Crim_.App.1991).Therefore,thedefendanthaswaivedthis q issuebyfailingtoincludethetranscriptofthemotionfornewtrialhearingintheappellaterecord. Z   Accordingly,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. ,|    `     h     ____________________________________ !      `     h     JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE