OPINION OF THE COURT
FUENTES, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Nevin G. Sweger, Jr. appeals from the District Court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. A Pennsylvania jury convicted Sweger in May 1984 of the first-degree murder of his wife, and the state court sentenced him to life imprisonment. Sweger then embarked on a lengthy and tortuous post-conviction review process, which included a direct appeal...
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