Local Rule of Civil Procedure (LRCiv) 3.5(a) provides that habeas corpus petitions must be filed on the courtapproved form. The petitioner has instituted habeas corpus proceedings in this court after an unsuccessful attempt to procure a writ in the superior court, Pinal county.Whether Heck applies to a former prisoner who lacked an opportunity to challenge his conviction through federal habeas while incarcerated. 2. Fill out the forms included in this packet. This packet can be found at the Pima County Superior. (d). PostConviction Proceedings: (1) Did you raise this issue through a postconviction motion or petition for habeas corpus in a state trial court? Although appellate courts have jurisdiction to consider habeas petitions (Cal. Const. Plea itself in a petition for habeas corpus. A petition for a writ of habeas corpus is a legal challenge to the lawfulness of a person's imprisonment. Rule 5-802 is designed to address petitions filed after the entry of a final judgment and all direct appeals, however styled, in a criminal case.