By Akriti Sharma

(Reuters) – Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filed an intent to appeal with the Minnesota state appellate court in his murder conviction for the death of George Floyd.

The jury found Chauvin in April guilty of the unintentional murder of Floyd (a Black man), third-degree murder and manslaughter. It was widely considered a significant rebuke for the use of excessive police force against Black Americans.

The footage of Chauvin kneeling down on Floyd’s neck during his arrest caused anger around the globe and was the most significant protest in American history.

Chauvin was detained for 22-1/2 year in June.

Chauvin filed documents on Thursday that were seen by Reuters and raised 14 points about his trial, including the refusal of a request for a venue change. This was a matter that he believes supports his request for an appeal.

It was not possible to reach the Minnesota District Court immediately for comment.

Chauvin stated that the judge had abused his discretion by refusing to place the jury in seclusion throughout the trial. He also denied Chauvin a second trial because of what he called juror misconduct. Chauvin did not permit him to remove what he claimed was biased jurors from the jury.

Chauvin listed other issues, such as the fact that the prosecution added the third degree murder charge to the case and the failure of the court to record sidebars from the trial.

Chauvin, however, filed an appeal to suspend the appeals process until Minnesota’s Supreme Court review his earlier denial of him a public attorney to assist him with his appeal.

Chauvin claimed that he doesn’t have an attorney during the appeals process in an affidavit.

Chauvin stated that he had no income other than nominal prison wages. He also said that the Minneapolis Peace and Police Officers Association paid his case, but stopped paying for legal representation for him after his sentencing.