appellant was determined to be competent during the trial proceedings and appellant failed to demonstrate that a change occurred in his mental status that would explain his delay in filing the petition. Accordingly, we ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED. 3

Hardesty

J. Parraguirre

J. Cherry

cc: Hon. Lidia Stiglich, District Judge Donald Ray McCune Attorney General/Carson City Washoe County District Attorney Washoe District Court Clerk

...continued defective petition. Phelps v. Director, Prisons, 104 Nev. 656, 764 P.2d 1303 (1988).

3 We have reviewed all documents that appellant has submitted in proper person to the clerk of this court in this matter, and we conclude that no relief based upon those submissions is warranted. To the extent that appellant has attempted to present claims or facts in those submissions which were not previously presented in the proceedings below, we have declined to consider them in the first instance.

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