Prosecutor Accountability for Appellate Delays

DA Mary Rain recently had to defend an extensive appellate delay caused by one of the attorneys in her office.  Is there a better solution to extensive delays in criminal appeals?

• Joel Stashenko, Panel Rejects Contempt Motion After DA Apologizes for Tardiness, NYLJ (Sept. 16, 2015) (subscription to NYLJ required to access the article).
• David Sommerstein, DA Mary Rain Found Not In Contempt of Court, NCPR (Sept. 17, 2015).
• W. T. Eckert, DA Office Brief Raises Questions Over Failure to File Documents with Supreme Court, Watertown Daily Times (Sept. 9, 2015).