A man found guilty of plotting to derail a passenger train between New York and Toronto in Jordan Station is seeking to appeal his sentence as well as his conviction.
A lawyer appointed to assist Chiheb Esseghaier says she told a court about his desire to broaden his appeal at a hearing Wednesday.
Erin Dann says Esseghaier will ask the Court of Appeal for Ontario to give him more time to file a notice of appeal against his life sentence.
Dann says that since filing his original notice of appeal over his conviction, Esseghaier has been treated for mental health issues and ``now understands the severity of the sentence imposed.''
Esseghaier and his co-accused, Raed Jaser, were found guilty in 2015 on a total of eight terror-related charges between them.
They were sentenced to life in prison, with no chance of parole until 2023.
Jaser is also appealing his conviction.