Drafting and Filing the Ineffective Assistance of Counsel 440.10 Motion. The 440.10 motion should contain the following documents,11 which are provided as.She filed a motion for a new trial based upon assertions of ineffective assistance of counsel. To remedy counsel's ineffectiveness, the postconviction court may permit a defendant to file a belated motion for modification of sentence. These are just examples of the problems that come up when raising ineffective assistance claims in a motion for new trial and on direct appeal. In 2019, Montgomery filed a Section 2255 motion, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, prosecutorial misconduct, judicial bias, and cumulative error. You can make a motion for ineffective assistance of counsel during your trial if you feel that your lawyer is not performing their duties. Special thanks to NLG Jailhouse Lawyer Vice President Mumia Abu-Jamal. My son's attorney gave him an Ineffective Assistance of Counsel form to fill out but failed to tell him where to send. Virginia Rules of Evidence.