Fred F. Thomas v. Joe C. Martinez, Warden, Aspc-F-Su Robert K. Corbin, Attorney General

2 F.3d 1158 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Fred F. THOMAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Joe C. MARTINEZ, Warden, ASPC-F-SU; Robert K. Corbin, Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees. No. 92-15781. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 25, 1993. * Decided July 8, 1993. Before CANBY, FERNANDEZ and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Fred Francis Thomas, an Arizona state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2254 petition for habeas corpus. The district court determined that Thomas had procedurally defaulted some of his claims, and resolved the remaining claims on the merits. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2253 , and review de novo. Thomas v. Lewis, 945 F.2d 1119, 1122 (9th Cir.1991). We affirm. 3 Thomas was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. He appealed his murder conviction to the Arizona Supreme Court, with the assistance of counsel.…