b. Generally, No Right to Counsel

This Court will appoint OSPD (Office of State Public Defender) to represent persons seeking habeas relief only upon a demonstration of good cause that affirmatively moves our discretion to appoint.  A showing of likelihood that the sentence of the person seeking relief is illegal and will be shortened or terminated should habeas relief be granted will be required before we will make an appointment.  A statement that the applicant is untrained or unskilled in the law will be insufficient, without more, to establish good cause.  Dyer v. Mahoney, 2008 MT 117, ¶ 6, 342 Mont. 495, 182 P.3d 737.