Generally, a 2255 federal habeas petition must be filed within a year after your federal conviction became final. If you file a state post-conviction appeal, the one-year deadline will be extended while your case goes through the state post-conviction process.The provisions of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers may require a 30-day waiting period and transfer approval of the governor of the state. The petitioner first obtains permission from the court to file in forma pauperis. The. The federal habeas corpus statute requires that the petitioner exhaust all avenues of relief open to him in the state courts before bringing a federal action. Section 2244(d) imposes a one year limitation period on a state prisoner seeking habeas corpus relief in a federal court. It shall be returned within three days unless for good cause additional time, not exceeding twenty days, is allowed.