Must a habeas petitioner asserting ineffective assistance of appellate counsel establish by a preponderance that counsel's omitted argument was meritorious?

QUESTIONS PRESENTED : 1. Must a habeas petitioner asserting ineffective assistance of appellate counsel estab. lish by a preponderance that counsel’s omitted argument was meritorious? 2. Did the D.C. Circuit misapply Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 88 (1963) and Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984) when it rejected Petitioner’s claims? ) (I) RELATED CASES ; Johnson v. Wilson, No. 18-5350, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Order entered May 29, 2020. Johnson v. Wilson, No. 10-cv-00178, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Order entered Oct. 25, 2018. Johnson v. United States, No. 11-CO-000722, District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Order entered June 18, 2012. Johnson v. Stansberry, No 10-5346, U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Order entered May 11, 2011. Johnson v. United States, No. 10-CO-000357, District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Order entered Nov. 15, 2010. Johnson v. United States, No. 09-CO-001124, District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Order entered Nov. 18, 2009. : Johnson v. United States, No. 09-OA-0026, District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Order entered July 27, 2009. Johnson v. United States, No. 08-CO-001180, District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Orders entered Mar. 31, 2009 and June 12, 2009. Johnson v. United States, No. 1:06-cv-00453-UNA, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Orders entered Mar. 10, 2006 and May 15, 2006. Johnson v. United States, No. 99-CO-000978, District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Judgment entered Aug. 17, 2001. Johnson v. United States, No. 95-CF-000364, District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Judg_ ment entered June 25, 1996. Orders entered Oct. 30, 1996; Apr. 8, 1997; June 6, 2007; Aug. 30, 2007, Nov. 5, 2008. United States v. Johnson, No. 1994-FEL-004696, Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Judgments entered Mar. 15, 1995. Judgment amended Aug. 8, 1996. Orders entered (ID ‘ Oct. 2, 1996; June 29, 1999; Aug. 20, 2002; May 8, 2007; Aug. 19, 2008; Aug. 25, 2009; Feb. 14, 2010; May 27, 2011; and Feb. 7, 2020. (III)