LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Peter Dugas, convicted of arson in the New Hampshire Superior Court, asks us to review for a second time his petition for a federal writ of habeas corpus on the ground that he received constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel. To succeed with his claim, Dugas must demonstrate both deficient performance by his attorney and prejudice, i.e., "a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the result of the proceeding...
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