In re Douglas, 200 Cal.App.4th 236, 132 Cal.Rptr.3d 582, 586 (4th Dist. Oct. 27, 2011) (For noncapital cases in California, there is no express time window in which a petitioner must seek habeas relief. (In re Huddleston (1969) 71 Cal.2d 1031, 1034.) Rather, the general rule is that the petition must be filed as promptly as the circumstances allow.... (In re Clark (1993) 5 Cal.4th 750, 765, fn. 5 (Clark ).) An untimely petition for writ of habeas corpus may still be considered if the delay is justified by the petitioner, who bears the burden of demonstrating either: (i) absence of substantial delay, (ii) good cause for the delay, or (iii) that the claim falls within an exception to the bar of untimeliness. (In re Robbins (1998) 18 Cal.4th 770, 780 (Robbins ).).