Ellis v. State

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Ellis’s postconviction petition without a hearing and denied his motion to file a supplemental pleading. It held that Ellis failed to make the substantial showing required for appointment of postconviction counsel, that his habitual-offender sentencing challenge was not cognizable in a postconviction proceeding, and that his ineffective-assistance claims did not satisfy the governing performance-and-prejudice standard.