Whether the court of appeals improperly denied the Petitioner a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. §2253(c) on his claim that his counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to advise defendant of the risks associated with consolidation, which deprived defendant the right to give informed consent regarding consolidation?

Whether a criminal defendant is denied his right to effective assistance of counsel when a defendant's consent to a course of action against prevailing state and federal law is obtained where counsel acknowledges failing to advise of the risks?

Whether the court of appeals improperly denied the Petitioner a certificate of appealability under 28-U.S.C-2253(c) on his claim that his counsel rendered ineffective-assistance-of-counsel by failing to advise defendant of the risks associated with consolidation, which deprived defendant the right to give informed-consent regarding consolidation?