Defendant's claims are of ineffective assistance of counsel (IAC). In November 2017, defendant filed his PCR petition asserting ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.QUMERE MCCLENDON (07-09-0125, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division. Harris also claims that his trial counsel was ineffective in the manner in which he argued the case before the jury. The Court of Appeals held that based on the record, defendant failed to sustain his burden to establish that counsel was constitutionally ineffective. QUMERE MCCLENDON (07-09-0125, MONMOUTH COUNTY AND STATEWIDE) New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division. In Claim Three, Harris contends that appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance when he "rebuked any and all suggestions from Harris. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 147 L. Ed. 2d 435, 120 S. Ct. 2348 (2000). Fritz, 105 N.J. 42, 58 (1987) (implementing the Strickland standard for ineffective assistance of counsel claims under Article. 3d 572, 586–587 (finding that the record was inadequate to address whether counsel's failure to investigate or to consult with defendant was ineffective).