Overview
- Patterson’s notice of appeal was lodged by the extended deadline and accepted by the Victorian Court of Appeal.
- A temporary procedural rule doubled the usual 28-day window, moving the filing cut-off to 11:59pm on Monday, November 3.
- Acting DPP Diana Piekusis KC has appealed the sentence as manifestly inadequate and argues Patterson should never be released.
- Patterson is serving life with a 33-year non-parole period after guilty verdicts for three murders and one attempted murder stemming from a 2023 Leongatha lunch.
- Media reports indicate the conviction and sentencing appeals may be heard together in 2026, with hearing dates yet to be set.