Petitioner's conviction was affirmed on appeal. People v. Bates, No. 332356, 2017 WL 3614209 (Mich. Ct. App. Aug. 22, 2017), lv. den, 501 Mich. 978, 906 N.W.2d 781 (2018). Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus on the following ground: