1. Whether, as a threshold matter, Petitioner has shown that his federal constitutional right to a fair trial and due process was violated by the prosecutor's misconduct at trial and thus a certificate of appealability should have been issued.

2. Whether Petitioner has met a threshold showing that he was denied his sixth amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel and thus a certificate of appealability should have issued.

3. Whether Petitioner has shown both cause for the procedural default that the state court found and actual prejudice for the constitutional violation.

Whether Petitioner has shown a constitutional violation