A Tasmanian man found guilty of setting his girlfriend on fire is appealing against his attempted murder conviction and sentence.
Matthew John Davey was last month sentenced to 18 years imprisonment after being found guilty of attempted murder.
Davey doused his then 20-year-old partner, Nicole Louise Evans, in fuel and set her alight at a home in the Hobart suburb of Chigwell in 2017.
In a notice of appeal lodged with the Supreme Court of Tasmania on December 15, Davey said the jury made a mistake "to convict on no evidence".
He also argued he had "unfair representation" from his legal defence and would produce "sworn evidence from an expert witness" that proved the course of justice had been perverted by a "law officer contaminating" a member of the jury.
Davey, 39, appeared via video link from Risdon Prison on Wednesday.
During the brief court appearance, his lawyer, Dinesh Loganathan, requested more time to look through the trial transcript in order to finalise the grounds of the appeal.
Davey also indicated he would represent himself on certain aspects of the appeal.
Justice Tamara Jago ruled that a further directions hearing be held on March 16.
While sentencing Davey in December, Justice Michael Brett said Davey's "cruel" and "arrogant" actions were the final step in an escalating pattern of violence against his partner.
"You engaged in a continuous and marked pattern of coercive control over the complainant," Justice Brett said.
Davey was sentenced to a total prison sentence of 22 years and three months, with a non-parole period of 14 years, after he was also sentenced for trafficking guns and methylamphetamine.
