BY THE COURT:
Michael Lindsey, convicted of murder and sentenced to death, seeks a writ of mandamus directing the district court to appoint him an attorney with at least three years' experience in handling felony appeals. We conclude that mandamus is inappropriate, because the district court was without jurisdiction to entertain Lindsey's motion for the appointment of new counsel.
I. PROCEDURAL POSTURE
On June 6, 1985, Lindsey filed in the district...
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