What is the standard for ineffective assistance of appellate counsel?
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The following excerpt is from Flores v. Gomez, 9 F.3d 1551 (9th Cir. 1993):
The same standard used to determine ineffective assistance of trial counsel applies to appellate counsel. Alford v. Rolfs, 867 F.2d 1216, 1220 (9th Cir.1989).
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