; (viii) the conduct of the eligible offender while serving, in connection with the instant offense, any term of probation, imprisonment, and supervised release and following any term of supervised release; and (ix) the amount of time that has passed since the conviction of the eligible offender. (C) Delayed issuance The court may defer the issuance of a Federal certificate of rehabilitation under subparagraph (A), for a period of time to be determined by the court, to allow the offender to demonstrate successful compliance with the terms of a prior-imposed sentence. (4) Assistance of counsel A Federal Public or Community Defender or other counsel qualified to be appointed under section 3006A for the jurisdiction in which an eligible offender was initially convicted or served a term of supervised release may be appointed by the court to assist an eligible offender— (A) in preparing a petition for a Federal certificate of rehabilitation to be filed under paragraph (2)