— Application by the appellant for a writ of error coram nobis to vacate, on the ground of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, a decision and order of this Court dated May 21, 2001 (People v Dupont, 283 AD2d 587 [2001]), affirming a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, rendered May 19, 1998.

Ordered that the application is denied.

The appellant has failed to establish that he was denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel (see Jones v Barnes, 463 US 745 [1983]). Prudenti, P.J., Ritter, Smith and Cozier, JJ., concur.