Micke Leijnegard's lawyer Johan Eriksson writes in the appeal that the chairman of the court is friends with the plaintiff's husband and is therefore disqualified, Expressen writes.
SVT profile Leijnegard was sentenced on November 5 in the district court to a fine and he must also pay 10,000 kronor in damages to the plaintiff, a woman whom he tried to kiss on the mouth twice during a television recording.
Lawyer Johan Eriksson primarily wants the case to be retried in the district court with a different judge or for the Court of Appeal to grant leave to appeal for a trial there.
