Murder conviction appeal begins this week

The Michael Ross appeal case is due to get under way at the Appeal Court in Edinburgh on Tuesday.

The hearing is expected to be heard over four days, until Friday, February 10. Previous hearings into the appeal against his conviction and sentence have been withdrawn three times.

Ross was sentenced to 25 years in prison at the High Court in Glasgow in October, 2008 — more than 14 years after the killing of waiter, Shamsuddin Mahmood.

Ross was also sentenced to a further five years after leaping from the dock and trying to escape, after being found guilty of the crime.