A Comanchero bikie jailed for crimes including attempted murder and arson has had his convictions quashed on appeal, and is set to face a retrial over an alleged assassination attempt.
Axel Sidaros, 25, was found guilty of seven offences after four men launched an alleged attempt on the life of former Canberra Comanchero commander Peter Zdravkovic at the 38-year-old's home in Calwell.
Mr Zdravkovic lost part of a finger when he was shot in the June 2018 incident, and three of his cars were also set alight.
An ACT Supreme Court jury last year found that Mr Sidaros was one of the four assailants, and he was sentenced in April to 14 years in jail with a non-parole period of eight years.
Mr Sidaros has maintained his innocence and challenged his convictions earlier this year, hiring top silk Bret Walker SC to argue his case in the ACT Court of Appeal.
On Wednesday afternoon, the appeal court handed down a majority ruling quashing the convictions and ordering a retrial.
While Acting Justice Robert Crowe believed the appeal should be dismissed, Justice Michael Elkaim and Acting Justice David Robinson were of the view that it should be allowed.
The basis for the majority ruling cannot be published for legal reasons.
Mr Sidaros has been in custody since his arrest in August 2018.
His lawyer, Michael Kukulies-Smith, told the court on Wednesday that Mr Sidaros would apply for bail at some point in the lead-up to the retrial.
The case will be sent back to the Supreme Court for directions on Thursday morning.
