A loner jailed for life for starting a fire which killed 15 backpackers, including a St Leonards teenager, is appealing against his conviction.
Robert Paul Long was jailed by Australian judges in March but his lawyers insist there has been a miscarriage of justice since publicity meant Long had no chance of a fair trial.
Judges sitting at the Queensland Court of Appeal will consider his case.
Adam Rowland, 19, of Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards, was among seven Britons killed at the Palace Backpackers Hostel in Childers, 190 miles north of Queensland, Australia in June 2000.
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