Seymour W. James, Jr., The Legal Aid Society, New York (Joanne Legano Ross of counsel), for appellant.

Darcel D. Clark, District Attorney, Bronx (Nancy D. Killian of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal from judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (George Villegas, J.), rendered June 8, 2015, convicting defendant, upon his plea of guilty, of attempted assault in the second degree, and sentencing him to a term of 364 days, held in abeyance, application by assigned counsel to withdraw is denied without prejudice to renewal, and counsel is directed to communicate with defendant regarding this application for relief under People v Saunders (52 AD2d 833 [1st Dept 1976]).

Counsel has not provided any indication that she communicated to defendant the substance and expected consequences of counsel's Saunders brief and advised him of his right to file a pro se supplemental brief. Concur—Gische, J.P., Friedman, Scarpulla, Rodriguez, Higgitt, JJ.