Does the Sixth Amendment right to effective counsel on appeal apply to a case when the appeal takes place years after conviction and the defendant had a state statutory right to appeal a post judgment ruling and it was the defendant's first appeal?

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Does the Sixth Amendment right to effective counsel on appeal apply to a case when the appeal takes place years after conviction and the defendant had a state statutory right to appeal a post judgment ruling and it was the defendant's first appeal? 2. Did the district court abuse its authority by not addressing state precedent used to rebut the assumption of a summary denial being on the merits as explained in Johnson v. Williams (2013) 568 US 289 and in Harrington v. Richter (2011) 562 US 86?