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the jury being instructed on each. See Turner v. State, 262 Ga. 359, 359-361(2) (418 S.E.2d 52) (1992). However, that is not the question; at issue is whether trial counsel’s decision not to pursue inconsistent defenses was made in the exercise of reasonable professional judgment. [Cit.] Pretermitting whether a justification instruction was warranted, see Bowden v. State, 270 Ga. 19, 21-22(3) (504 S.E.2d 699) (1998), as the evidence from three eye-witnesses showed that Taylor went to her car and retrieved a pistol, shot the unarmed Brown when she was retreating, and then went to where Brown lay and shot her several more times, counsel’s professional judgment that any justification defense should be discarded in favor of a strategy of seeking a jury verdict of guilt on the lesser crime of voluntary manslaughter was reasonable. See Conaway v. State, 277 Ga. 422, 424(2) (589 S.E.2d 108) (2003).” Accord, Newton v. State , 303 Ga.App. 852, 695 S.E.2d 79 (April 14, 2010) (counsel’s decision not to seek charge on justification at defendant’s murder trial not ineffective). Skaggs-Ferrell v State, 287 Ga.App. 872, 652 S.E.2d 891 (October 19, 2007). Defendant was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Trial court charged the jury on this definition, as well as “that the state must prove that the offense was committed in the manner charged in the indictment,” and provided them with the original accusation. When the deliberating jury requested a copy of the code section, “the trial court responded by twice recharging the jury without objection on … aggravated assault ‘(1) with intent to murder, to rape, or to rob; [or] (2) with a deadly weapon.’” Defendant contends he received ineffective assistance when his attorney failed to object to this charge. Held, defendant cannot “show that there is a reasonable probability that the outcome of the proceedings would have been different, but for counsel’s error,” if any. “Given that the trial court twice instructed the jury that it had to find that [defendant] committed aggravated assault as laid out in the indictment and sent out a copy of the indictment with the jury, it is highly probable that the charge did not contribute to the jury’s verdict.” Davis v State, 287 Ga.App. 786, 653 S.E.2d 104 (October 10, 2007). “ Trial counsel’s decision not to request a jury charge on a lesser included offense in order to pursue an all-or-nothing defense is a matter of trial strategy. See Benefield v. State, 253 Ga.App. 14, 15-16(3)(a) (557 S.E.2d 476) (2001); Bogan v. State, 249 Ga.App. 242, 245(2)(c) (547 S.E.2d 326) (2001).” Accord, Leonard (May 4, 2006), below, and cases cited thereunder; Rudnitskas v. State , 291 Ga.App. 685, 662 S.E.2d 729 (May 7, 2008) (charge on lesser offense of criminal trespass would have undermined defendant’s claim that he was present on victim’s property for a lawful purpose, not to commit burglary); Atwell v. State , 293 Ga.App. 586, 667 S.E.2d 442 (September 18, 2008); Mora v. State , 295 Ga.App. 641, 673 S.E.2d 23 (January 23, 2009); Connelly v. State , 295 Ga.App. 765, 673 S.E.2d 274 (January 28, 2009); Smallwood v. State , 296 Ga.App. 16, 673 S.E.2d 537 (February 11, 2009); Nguyen v. State , 296 Ga.App. 853, 676 S.E.2d 246 (March 4, 2009); Brown v. State , 285 Ga. 324, 676 S.E.2d 221 (April 28, 2009) (failure to request charge on voluntary manslaughter at defendant’s murder trial not ineffective); Reid v. State , 286 Ga. 484, 690 S.E.2d 177 (February 8, 2010) (failure to request charge on voluntary manslaughter at defendant’s murder trial not ineffective where defendant contended he wasn’t the shooter); Jimmerson v. State, 289 Ga. 364, 711 S.E.2d 660 (June 13, 2011) (defendant instructed counsel not to compromise); Chapman v. State , 318 Ga.App. 514, 733 S.E.2d 848 (November 2, 2012); Wells v. State , 295 Ga. 161, 758 S.E.2d 598 (May 5, 2014); Styles v. State , 329 Ga.App. 143, 764 S.E.2d 166 (September 24, 2014); Walker v. State , 296 Ga. 161, 766 S.E.2d 28 (November 17, 2014); Villegas v. State , 334 Ga.App. 108, 778 S.E.2d 363 (October 7, 2015); Boccia v. State , 335 Ga.App. 687, 782 S.E.2d 792 (February 12, 2016); Wells v. State , A15A2171, ___ Ga.App. ___, 783 S.E.2d 178, 2016 WL 1102617 (March 22, 2016) (in armed robbery trial, not ineffective to pursue all-or-nothing defense rather than seek instructions on theft by taking or theft by receiving). King v State, 282 Ga. 505, 651 S.E.2d 711 (October 9, 2007). Trial counsel not ineffective for failing to request a charge on involuntary manslaughter where defendant told counsel he “didn’t do it.” “Based upon her interviews with King, it was entirely reasonable for the trial attorney to base the defense and, consequently, the requested jury instructions on his assertion of innocence, rather than on the inculpatory statements which he had expressly recanted.” Accord, Williams v. State , 298 Ga. 208, 779 S.E.2d 304 (November 2, 2015). Walker v. Williams, 282 Ga. 409, 651 S.E.2d 59 (September 24, 2007). Habeas court properly found that appellate counsel provided ineffective assistance by ignoring clear error in sequential jury charge (impliedly directing jury to consider murder before considering lesser offense of manslaughter). Nichols v. State, 288 Ga.App. 118, 653 S.E.2d 300 (September 17, 2007). Absent evidence to the contrary, counsel’s decision not to ask for a limiting instruction on prior bad acts evidence is presumed “due to a matter of trial strategy or tactics and not due to his ineffectiveness.” Compare Melson (October 16, 2003), below.