The Appeals and Post-Conviction Unit is assigned by the Appellate Division, Fourth Department to represent indigent appellants in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, and Orleans Counties on direct appeals of their judgments of conviction. To be assigned, the trial attorney representing a criminal defendant in New York State Supreme and County Courts must file a notice of appeal within thirty days of the sentencing date and submit an application for poor person relief to the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, or obtain an order pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law 380.55 granting poor person relief on appeal. The Unit also represents some indigent appellants with judgments of conviction from Ontario County.