(1) If any portion of the petition is not summarily dismissed, the court may, upon the request of an indigent petitioner, appoint counsel on a pro bono basis to represent the petitioner in the post-conviction court or on post-conviction appeal. Counsel who represented the petitioner at trial or on the direct appeal may not be appointed to represent the petitioner under this section.
(2) In determining whether to appoint counsel, the court shall consider the following factors: (a) whether the petition or the appeal contains factual allegations that will require an evidentiary hearing; and (b) whether the petition involves complicated issues of law or fact that require the assistance of counsel for proper adjudication.
(a) whether the petition or the appeal contains factual allegations that will require an evidentiary hearing; and
(b) whether the petition involves complicated issues of law or fact that require the assistance of counsel for proper adjudication.
(3) An allegation that counsel appointed under this section was ineffective cannot be the basis for relief in any subsequent post-conviction petition.
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