In 1996, the Defendant was convicted of first degree murder and attempt to commit first degree murder, for which he received sentences of life and fifteen years, respectively. State v. Eric D. Wallace, No. 02-C-01-9604-CR-00125, 1997 WL 421011, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App. July 28, 1997), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Apr. 6, 1998); see also Eric Wallace v. State, No. W2000-02854-CCA-R3-CD, 2002 WL 1483204, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 19, 2002), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Sept. 9, 2002). The Appellant's convictions and sentences were upheld on direct appeal to this court, and our supreme court denied his application for permission to appeal.

Petitioner has filed numerous pleadings since his convictions, all of which have been denied and dismissed. See Eric Wallace v. State, No. W2000-02854-CCA-R3-CD, 2002 WL 1483204, at *7 (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 19, 2002) (post-conviction relief denied after hearing), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Sept. 9, 2002); Eric D. Wallace v. James M. Dukes, Warden, No. W2002-00882-CCA-R3-CO, 2002 WL 31895727, at *2 (Tenn.

Apr. 6, 1998). Thereafter, the Defendant filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief, which was denied by the post-conviction court and affirmed by this court on appeal. See Eric Wallace v. State, No. W2000-02854-CCA-R3-CD, 2002 WL 1483204, at *7 (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 19, 2002), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Sept. 9, 2002); see also Eric Dewayne Wallace v. State, No. W2008-00867-CCA-R3-PC, 2009 WL 321294, at *2 (Tenn.

The Petitioner, pro se, then filed for post-conviction relief, which was denied by the post-conviction court and affirmed on appeal. See Eric Wallace v. State, No. W2000-02854-CCA-R3-CD, 2002 WL 1483204, at *7 (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 19, 2002), perm. app. denied, (Tenn. Sept. 9, 2002); see also Eric Dewayne Wallace v. State, No. W2008-00867-CCA-R3-PC, 2009 WL 321294, at *2 (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 6, 2009) (affirming the post-conviction court's denial of motion to re-open petition). The Petitioner subsequently filed three separate petitions for writ of habeas corpus, all of which were summarily dismissed by the respective habeas corpus courts and affirmed on appeal.

This court affirmed the post-conviction court's judgment on February 19, 2002, and the petitioner's application for permission to appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court was denied on September 9, 2002. Eric Wallace v. State, No. W2000-02854-CCA-R3CD, 2002 WL 1483204 (Tenn.Crim.App., at Jackson, Feb. 19, 2002), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Sept. 9, 2002).