Former glam rock star Gary Glitter – who was found guilty of sexually abusing three schoolgirls – is challenging his conviction today.
His application will be heard by three judges at the Court of Appeal in London.
Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years in February.
A jury at Southwark Crown Court found him guilty of one count of attempted rape, one of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, and four counts of indecent assault.
Sentencing Glitter, Judge Alistair McCreath said: "I have read the victim impact statements of all three victims. It is clear, in their different ways, they were all profoundly affected by your abuse of them.
"You did all of them real and lasting damage and you did so for no other reason than to obtain sexual gratification for yourself of a wholly improper kind."
Glitter was found guilty of abuse relating to a girl aged 12, one of 13, and another aged under 10, committed when he was at the height of his fame.
Allegations against him only came to light decades later when he became the first person to be arrested under Operation Yewtree, the investigation launched by the Metropolitan Police in the wake of the Jimmy Saville scandal.
Glitter, now 71, from Marylebone, central London, denied the allegations against him.
He found fame in the 1970s as part of the glam rock scene, scoring number one hits with I’m The Leader Of The Gang (I Am), I Love You Love Me Love and Always Yours.
Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/