Pursuant to5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 , the court has determined that this opinionshould not * be publishe d and is not precedent except under the limited circu mstance s set forth in 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 .4. 

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c hall e ngehi s j ur y t r i alc o nvi c t i o n o f agg r av at e d as s aultw i t h a de ad l y w e ap o n. H udson’ s c onvi c t i on be c am e f i nalon D ec em ber27, 2005. O n D ec em ber14, 2006, H udson de l iver ed hi s st at e habe as appl i c at i on t o pr i so n aut hor i t i es f orm ai l i ng. United States Court of App eals

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a u th o r itie s w o u ld“ s i to n ” t h e a p p lic a tio n . H u d s o n co n te n d s th a t h is d e la yin f i l i n g f or s t ate hab eas reli ef w as du e t o hi s at t em pts t o obtai n t ran scr i pts. T h e on e-ye a r l i m i tati on s p eriodof 2 8 U
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. 3 d8 9 0 , 8 9 7 ( 5 t h Cir . 2 0 0 4 )
. T h e a p p l i c ant b e a r s th e b u r d e n o f e s ta b lis h in gth a t e q u ita b le to llin gis w a r r a n te d
. Ph i l l i ps v. D o n n elly , 2 1 6 F .3 d5 0 8 , 5 1 1 (5 th C ir .), m o d if ie do n r e h ’g , 223 F
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