An Arizona death-row inmate’s attorneys are asking Gov. Katie Hobbs and the state attorney general to pause executions while an independent review of lethal-injection procedures is conducted, citing concerns raised by a failed execution attempt in Tennessee. The attorneys sent their request last week on behalf of Ernesto Martinez, who could face execution as soon as January, according to his lawyer, John Mills. The governor’s office confirmed it received the letter and is reviewing it. Mills said he fears Arizona could subject Martinez to a prolonged and painful execution. He pointed to what the attorneys described as a botched execution involving Tennessee prisoner Christa Pike, and raised concerns about the training of medical personnel and the substances used in lethal injections. Martinez was sentenced to death for killing a highway patrol officer in 1995 and later killing a store clerk in California. Mills said he does not dispute the sentence or the harm suffered by the victims’ family, but argued that the state must not carry out an execution in a torturous manner. The letter also asks the governor to reinstate an independent examination of Arizona’s execution procedures. A review was previously underway but was halted, according to the report. The attorneys say Arizona’s protocol has similarities to Tennessee’s. In a statement, Hobbs’ office said the governor ordered a thorough review of Arizona’s execution policies after taking office. The state corrections department later outlined changes, including more training requirements for medical and intravenous teams, an expanded medical team with a phlebotomist, and revised policies for obtaining and storing execution drugs. The governor’s office did not announce a decision on the requested pause or independent review. Arizona’s Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry is responsible for carrying out executions under state law.