Sacked police officer Ali Dizaei is to make a last-ditch bid to have his conviction for corruption overturned, his solicitor has confirmed.
The former Scotland Yard commander plans to ask a panel of judges to reconsider his appeal against conviction and sentence.
Dizaei, 47, believes he has grounds to prove his trial was unfair and that his four-year jail term was too harsh.
The move comes after a senior judge sitting alone ruled he had no grounds for an appeal earlier this month.
Dizaei will now ask a panel of judges, sitting in public at the Court of Appeal, to reconsider his arguments.
But it means he risks being made to reserve the period of time he spends in prison between his first appeal being turned down and the conclusion of his final bid.
Stephen Fox, senior partner at Ralli Solicitors, confirmed Dizaei had instructed him to co-ordinate a renewed appeal.
Dizaei was jailed in February after a jury found him guilty of attempting to frame an Iraqi businessman when they fell out over money.
The court heard the Iranian-born officer threatened, assaulted, falsely arrested and faked evidence against the younger man, who built him a vanity website.
Dizaei has endured a torrid time since being jailed, including being attacked and covered in slop, and is now jailed in Monmouthshire, South Wales, for his safety.
