Overview

• Mehajer lodged his appeal this week in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal seeking to overturn six domestic violence convictions including assault and suffocation.
• He argues the sentencing judge wrongly denied an adjournment for legal representation and that fresh evidence undermines his ex-partner’s credibility and an exhibit’s authenticity.
• The appeal also highlights a significant gap between the custodial conditions the judge expected and the harsher treatment Mehajer experienced behind bars.
• Mehajer has appointed his former solicitor Zali Burrows to lead his legal challenge.
• Since his July 18 release, Mehajer has shared an Instagram selfie of his post-prison life, applied for a new driver’s licence and must meet strict parole conditions including check-ins, domestic violence programs and drug testing.