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. 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.Include in these instructions an IFP affidavit for the client to fill out and get notarized. Q: How do I file ineffective counsel before my case ends. You can file a petition asking the appellate division to certify the case for transfer to the Court of Appeal. When you make a motion for ineffective assistance of counsel during a trial, the court may allow you to hire a new attorney. The defendant was charged with two counts of burglary in the second degree, burglary in the third degree, petit larceny, and trespass. Send a complaint letter – Write to the lawyer explaining how they failed you as counsel. The defendant is permitted to challenge the sufficiency of the representation provided in the earlier felony conviction. Attorney-client privilege in the context of claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.