Indigent representation at the appellate level in Washington is provided mainly by a non-profit appellate defender organization, the Washington Appellate Defender Association, and by private counsel appointed on a case by case basis at the trial court level. Local public defender attorneys also occasionally provide appellate representation. Each of the other five states has a State-level public defender organization, usually located in the judicial branch. Reliable cost comparisons among states are impossible. However, Washington should improve its system either by providing either full-time public defenders or experienced court-appointed private counsel, preferably through a mixed system that emphasizes the use of full-time appellate public defenders. Therefore, a statewide system is needed that is overseen by an oversight body. Charts, cost projections, and appended invoice and Michigan standards