The district court denied Mr. Byers' habeas petition, in which Mr. Byers argued that his trial counsel performed deficiently. Byers v. Superintendent, No. 3:08 cv 0240 AS, 2009 WL 537662 (N.D.Ind. Mar. 4, 2009). We granted Mr. Byers a certificate of appealability on the question whether he had been denied effective assistance of counsel.