The defendant must be prepared to point out errors and have evidence to show that counsel's conduct fell below the objective standard of reasonableness. The following form letter applications are for pro se defendants seeking leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals in criminal matters.You must raise your ineffective counsel claims within the proper time and with the proper procedures. The court has placed the most commonly used forms on line as a resource. Please be advised that the forms detailed below are intended to be a guide. 46. See JLM, Chapter 12, "Appealing Your Conviction Based on Ineffective Assistance of Counsel," for more examples of conflicts of interest. The claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel can cover a very broad number of actual circumstances. A §310 appeal is a formal appeal to the Commissioner of Education which must be initiated within 30 days of the decision or action complained of. The defendant was charged with two counts of burglary in the second degree, burglary in the third degree, petit larceny, and trespass. My son's attorney gave him an Ineffective Assistance of Counsel form to fill out but failed to tell him where to send.