Herbert William Hudler III, Texas prisoner # 803947, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition as time-barred. The district court granted Hudler a certificate of appealability (“COA”) on the issue whether Hudler is entitled to the benefit of the doctrine of equitable tolling.

Hudler argues that the district court’s order denying his motion to stay the one-year limitations period of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (“AEDPA”) led him to believe that he would be permitted to file an out-of-time 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. Hudler has not demonstrated that the district court abused its discretion in concluding that the order did not provide grounds for equitable tolling. See Molo v. Johnson, 207 F.3d 773, 775 (5th Cir. 2000); see also Patterson, 211 F.3d at 932. Accordingly, the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

The remaining issues raised by Hudler in his appellate brief exceed the scope of the COA. As Hudler has not requested an expansion of the COA grant, this court will not consider those issues. See Lackey v. Johnson, 116 F.3d 149, 151 (5th Cir. 1997).

AFFIRMED.