Forms provided here are for reference purposes. To download forms to fill out please visit the Minnesota Courts website.This packet is provided as a general guide to the process of appealing from a district court order denying a postconviction petition. (3) The applicant must completely fill out these forms, sign them, and have his or her signature notarized if indicated. Ineffective assistance of counsel that is, defendants believe their lawyer did such a poor job that it negatively affected the outcome of their case. 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. Ineffective assistance of counsel is something that would be argued when filing postconviction relief. Discover Minnesota's ineffective assistance of counsel standards for a claim involving trial, appellate, or plea agreement counsel. Petitioner must first raise the ineffective assistance of appellate counsel claim in the state court. To prevail on a § 2255 motion based on ineffective assistance of counsel, Richardson must meet both prongs of the test set forth in Strickland v.