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 counsel is not willing to provide a signed affirmation, you must document your conversations with counsel and relay any helpful statements in your 440. Claims of ineffective assistance run the full gamut of representation from the investigative stages through the appeal, if there is one. If you believe that your lawyer did not adequately represent you when filing your appeal, you may be able to file a motion for post-conviction relief. Note that claiming ineffective assistance of counsel means that you give up some of your attorney- client confidentiality privileges with that attorney. Does requiring a single attorney to represent multiple defendants deprive the defendants of their Sixth Amendment right to adequate assistance of counsel? The defendant was charged with two counts of burglary in the second degree, burglary in the third degree, petit larceny, and trespass. The most common types of IAC claims. Essentially these claims allege that counsel handled the case improperly.