Whether a criminal defendant on an initial-review collateral proceeding ("IRCP") is entitled to the appointment of counsel when the state creates a procedural right to it, and after hired counsel abandons him. If so, were his rights to due process violated when the state failed to appoint counsel?

Whether a criminal defendant on initial-review collateral proceeding is entitled to appointed counsel when the state creates a procedural right and hired counsel abandons the defendant, and if such abandonment violates due process