ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined unani *984 mously that oral argument would not mar terially assist the determination of these appeals. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The cases are therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.

Mariano Hernandez-Muniz, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, requests a certificate of appealability (COA) to appeal the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 habeas petition. He appeals separately the district court’s ruling on the merits of his petition and its later refusal to grant him a COA.

To obtain a COA Hernandez-Muniz must make “a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right.” See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c). This court has reviewed his request for a COA, his appellate brief, the district court’s order, as well as the entire record before us. We conclude that his petition does not meet the standard quoted above.

We GRANT Hernandez-Muniz’s motion to amend his application for a certificate of appealability. We DENY the request for a certificate of appealability and DISMISS these appeals.