EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
William Teas was convicted in 2001 of arson and possessing a Molotov cocktail. He did not file a timely appeal. During 2002 he asked Wisconsin's courts to allow an untimely appeal. They declined. Teas commenced a collateral attack in state court during 2005, arguing among other things that his lawyer had furnished ineffective assistance by missing the deadline for appeal. He also continued to demand the privilege of a belated appeal. On June...
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