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ATC CLRED ME FROM THE ARIZONA BILTMORE TO CROSS OVER THE APCH END OF RWYS 8L/R AT 3000 FT AND TO EXPECT RWY 8R; THEN TO CONTACT TWR. I DID NOT HAVE THE RWY IN SIGHT AND WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. AFTER CONTACTING THE TWR; I PROCEEDED TOWARDS THE ARPT. BEFORE I HAD THE ARPT IN SIGHT I STARTED TO CROSS OVER ABOUT MID-FIELD. PROB #1: I INADVERTENTLY CROSSED OVER MID-FIELD NOT APCH END AS INSTRUCTED. THE TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN R TO GET CLOSER TO THE APCH END OF THE RWY. I COMPLIED. I WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO ENTER A R DOWNWIND; TO DSND TO 2100 FT; THEN MAKE L 360 DEG TURNS ABEAM THE NUMBERS. THE TWR THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO TIGHTEN UP AND GET IN CLOSER. WHILE I WAS MOVING IN CLOSER; THE TWR AGAIN ADVISED ME TO MOVE IN CLOSER STILL. ATC THEN INSTRUCTED AFTER COMPLETION OF 360 DEG TURN TO CONTINUE DOWNWIND AND ATC WILL CALL WHEN TO TURN BASE. I COMPLIED. ATC THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO TURN BASE; AND THEN CLRED ME TO LAND RWY 8R. AS I STARTED TO TURN FINAL; I SAW THE 737 THAT WAS ON FINAL. REALIZING I WAS ON A CONVERGING COURSE; I STEEPENED THE BANK. AT THAT TIME ATC REQUESTED I VERIFY I WAS LNDG RWY 8R AND THAT I MAKE AN IMMEDIATE R TURN. WHILE I WAS IN THE STEEP TURN; I SAW THAT I HAD OVERSHOT RWY 8R AND HAD ATTEMPTED TO TURN FINAL FOR RWY 8L. I CONTINUED THE TURN TO LINE UP FOR RWY 8R AND LANDED RWY 8R. I BELIEVE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE THAT I WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE AREA. I MADE INADEQUATE PREFLT PLANNING; IE; BECOME FAMILIAR WITH ARPT DIAGRAMS AND LAYOUT. ALSO; ATC'S REQUEST THAT I FLY IN A MUCH TIGHTER PATTERN THAN I NORMALLY FLY THUS RESTRICTING VISIBILITY DUE TO WINGS AND ENG NACELLES EXCEPT WHEN TURNING TOWARDS THE ARPT.