If my issues are based on facts that are outside of the trial court record, what can I do to address these claims?

If a defendant may have additional legal challenges to his or her judgment of conviction or sentence, but these claims are based on evidence that is not in the trial record (i.e., information that was not presented to the trial court), then these claims generally must be raised in a petition seeking post-conviction relief [lxv] rather than a direct appeal.