Collier

MEMORANDUM *

Kendrick Collier, a Nevada state prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 . We affirm.

Because the parties are familiar’ with the facts and procedural history, we do not restate them here except as necessary to explain our disposition.

To obtain relief under § 2254, Collier must show that the state court decision 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); see Williams v. Taylor, 529 U.S. 362, 412-13 , 120 S.Ct. 1495 , 146 L.Ed.2d 389 (2000). We review the last reasoned decision of the state court. See Ylst v. Nunnemaker, 501 U.S. 797, 803-04 , 111 S.Ct. 2590 , 115 L.Ed.2d 706 (1991); Barker v. Fleming, 423 F.3d 1085, 1091-92 (9th Cir.2005).

First, Collier contends that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by misinterpreting his prior gross misdemeanor conviction as a felony and eliciting testimony relating to that conviction at *691 trial. An ineffective assistance of counsel claim requires a showing of deficient performance and prejudice. See…