1. In dismissing Petitioner's U.S.C. § 2254 Application, and denying a certificate of appealability, has the district court and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals violated the Supreme Court's precedents long standing?

2. As pointed out in the bestselling book, "The Scales of Injustice: The Raymond Lumsden Story," and throughout the pleadings in the Texas and United States Court's, did the Petitioner's trial attorney with permeated failures and incompetence, fundamentally flaw the defense in violation of Petitioner's constitutional right to a fair trial and to have effective assistance of counsel?

3. Was Petitioner entitled to a certificate of appealability (COA) under Supreme Court precedents Martinez; Trevino; and Slack?

4. Should Petitioner have been appointed counsel to assist him in his § 2254 proceedings after having made several requests due to the significance and complicated matters raised?

Whether the district court and Fifth Circuit violated Supreme Court precedents in dismissing a U.S.C. § 2254 Application and denying a certificate of appealability