Forms provided here are for reference purposes. To download forms to fill out please visit the Minnesota Courts website.You can make a motion for ineffective assistance of counsel during your trial if you feel that your lawyer is not performing their duties. To file a motion for postconviction relief, you will need to complete a form that is specific to the Virginia courts. For a guilty verdict in a criminal trial. You need to tell the court that your public defender has not talked to you and ask the court to relieve the PD's office and appoint other counsel. Here we present examples of ineffective assistance of counsel in the sentencing context. Learn what errors at sentencing might qualify you for 2255 relief. If your son believes that his PD is ineffective then he can bring the matter to the Court's attention and the the Judge will have to conduct a Nelson Hearing. You can make a motion for ineffective assistance of counsel during your trial if you feel that your lawyer is not performing their duties.