Ex Parte Ronald Manning, Applicant

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, the clerk of the trial court transmitted to this Court this application for writ of habeas corpus. Ex parte Young, 418 S.W.2d 824, 826 (Tex. Crim. App. 1967). Applicant was convicted of first-degree felony theft and was sentenced to 28 years’ imprisonment plus a $10,000 fine. The Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction in an unpublished opinion. Manning v. State, No. 14-05-01084-CR (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] del. Jul. 13, 2006).

Applicant complains in his habeas application, inter alia, that his appellate counsel provided ineffective assistance. He asserts appellate counsel: failed to provide him with a copy of the brief filed on direct appeal pursuant to Anders v. State of Cal., 386 U.S. 738, 744 (1967); failed to inform him of his right to file a pro se response in that appeal; failed to inform him he could access a copy of the record on appeal to assist him in writing a response; failed to provide him with a copy of the opinion; and failed to inform him concerning his right to pursue, pro se, a Petition for Discretionary Review (PDR) from this Court.