Does a prisoner have a constitutional right to appointment counsel in a section 2255 proceeding?

There is no constitutional right to appointment of counsel for petitioners mounting collateral attacks on their convictions. See Pennsylvania v. Finley, 481 U.S. 551, 555 (1987) ("we have never held that prisoners have a constitutional right to counsel when mounting collateral attacks upon their convictions"); Sanchez v. United States, 50 F.3d 1448, 1456 (9th Cir. 1995) ("there is no constitutional right to counsel at a collateral, post-conviction section 2255 proceeding"). And, in this case, counsel is unnecessary. Movant's claim is not legally complex,

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and he has proven capable of articulating it without assistance of counsel. Thus, this motion is denied.

II. Section 2255 Motion