Opinion ID: 200612
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Pro Se Motions

Text: 53 In a pro se brief, Nishnianidze maintains that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. This claim requires resolution of factual issues, as appellant must demonstrate that counsel's performance was constitutionally deficient and that the deficient performance prejudiced the defense. See Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984). We have held that fact-specific claims of ineffective assistance cannot make their debut on direct review of criminal convictions, but, rather, must originally be presented to, and acted upon by, the trial court. United States v. Mala, 7 F.3d 1058, 1062 (1st Cir.1993). Nishnianidze's claim of ineffective counsel is therefore dismissed without prejudice to appellant's right to litigate the claim in an application for post-conviction relief. See id. at 1063. 54 Nishnianidze also filed a pro se motion to dismiss based on the Vienna Convention, an issue raised for the first time on appeal. His argument is not developed and therefore waived. United States v. Zannino, 895 F.2d 1, 17 (1st Cir.1990) ([I]ssues adverted to in a perfunctory manner, unaccompanied by some effort at developed argumentation, are deemed waived.). His allusion to prosecutorial misconduct fails for the same reason. Id.