Liska

MEMORANDUM **

Michael Liska (“Liska”) appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Liska was convicted in 1982, in Arizona state court, of one count of sexual exploitation of a minor and of three counts of sexual conduct with a minor under age fifteen. He contends that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of counsel before and during trial and during his sentencing hearing by failing to interview and call witnesses who would have impeached key prosecution witnesses and presented evidence favorable to the defense, by failing to make certain evidentiary objections before and after trial, by failing to submit jury instructions, and by failing to introduce relevant mitigation evidence at sentencing. We affirm.

I.

Because Liska filed his habeas petition in 2000, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”) applies. 2 Under AEDPA, we must determine whether the state court proceedings in this case “resulted in a decision that was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly established Federal law, as determined by the Supreme Court of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d)(1). Here, we…