Paulinkonis

MEMORANDUM **

Washington state prisoner Paul Anthony Paulinkonis (“Paulinkonis”) appeals the district court’s order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which challenged his 1996 jury trial conviction for first-degree murder. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253, and we affirm.

We review de novo the district court’s decision to deny Paulinkonis’ habeas petition. See Alvarado v. Hill, 252 F.3d 1066, 1068 (9th Cir.2001). The district court’s factual findings are reviewed for clear error. Killian v. Poole, 282 F.3d 1204, 1207 (9th Cir.2002), cert. denied, 537 U.S. 1179 , 123 S.Ct. 992 , 154 L.Ed.2d 927 (2003). Because Paulinkonis filed his habeas petition after the effective date of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”), Pub. L. No. 104-132, 110 Stat. 1214 (1996), the AEDPA controls and limits our review of matters adjudicated on the merits in the Washington state courts. See Killian, 282 F.3d at 1207-08 . The AEDPA requires federal courts to deny habeas relief unless the state court ruling:

28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d). In addition, the state court’s factual determinations are presumed to be correct. Id. §…