1) Did the panel of the Fifth Circuit err by deciding
the merit of an appeal not properly before the court
to justify the denial of a certificate of appeal-
ability.

2) Has the Supreme Court of the United States overturned
its own precedent in Buck v. Davis, 137 S.Ct. 759(2017);
Where the Supreme Court held that the Fifth Circuit
exceeded the limited scope of the COA analysis.

3) Did the Fifth Circuit err by denying Mr. Burns first
Request for an Extension of time to file his Motion
for Rehearing for 30 days.

Did the panel of the Fifth Circuit err by deciding the merit of an appeal not properly before the court