The Fifth Circuit has determined that a request for equitable tolling, insofar as it is related to a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, is a question of law over which it has jurisdiction even if a petitioner has been convicted of a controlled substance violation. The Court noted that "[w]e assume that a valid claim of IAC would constitute an 'extraordinary circumstance [that] stood in his way and prevented timely filing.'”
The full text of Diaz v. Sessions can be found here:
http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/17/17-60230-CV0.pdf