Whether the United States District Court erred in denying a Certificate of Appealability

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the United States District Court For the Northern District of Oklahoma erred in denying Petitioner Ashton a Certificate of Appealability when it found that Petitioner Ashton’s ineffective assistance of counsel claims lacked merit? Whether the United States District Court For the Northern District of Oklahoma erred in denying a Certificate of Appealability when it found that Petitioner Ashton failed to satisfy the burden of persuasion for his ineffective assistance of counsel under the AEDPA? Whether the United States District Court For the Northern District of Oklahoma erred in denying Petitioner Ashton an evidentiary hearing for his claims? Whether the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit erred in denying Petitioner Ashton a Certificate of Appealability when it affirmed the District Court’s recommendation?