Was the Petitioner denied a fair trial?

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. | Was the Petitioner denied a fair trial where a member of the jury told the judge he was accosted outside of the courtroom by members of the victim’s family, where other jurors were tainted by comments and disparaging remarks made during the trial, and the court’s refusal to grant a mistrial on these grounds? IL Did the trial court’s misinterpretation of Carpenter deny the petitioner of his VI and XIV Constitutional right to due process when the trial court used the case to preclude evidence, thereby denying Petitioner a full defense? Ill. _Is Petitioner entitled to a new trial where newly discovered evidence was discovered after his appeal of right, regarding the adverse side effects of the Petitioner’s prescription to Zoloft? IV. Was Petitioner denied his VI Amendment right to effective assistance of appellate counsel and his XIV Amendment right to due process and a fair appeal of right where counsel failed to raise significant and obvious issues? V. Was Petitioner denied his XIV Amendment right to due process where trial court refused to hold an evidentiary hearing on his non-record claim of newly discovered evidence as mandated by state and federal law and the court’s failure to apply the appropriate test in review of his newly discovered evidence? a. :