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He was convicted on December 15 and had 28 days to launch an appeal. That deadline ran out on Monday, the day the papers were filed with the court by his Liverpool legal team, James Benson solicitors.
A spokeswoman at the Criminal Appeal Office said: “We can confirm we have received an application to appeal both sentence and conviction.
“The papers were lodged on Monday.”
Now it is thought an appeal judge will look over the application and decide if it should be argued before a bench of judges.
If the case is referred up, three senior judges will hear the appeal.
In his sentencing remarks, Mr Justice Irwin branded Mercer, and the six other convicted of trying to cover up his crime, as “cowards”.
