Mushroom killer Erin Patterson has made a last ditch bid to try and escape a lifetime spent behind bars.
Daily Mail can reveal Patterson’s high-priced legal team will return to the Supreme Court of Victoria on Friday where they will ask for an extension of time to possibly lodge an appeal against both her conviction and sentence.
The 51-year old killer had until Monday to formally lodge an appeal, but will front court to ask Justice Christopher Beale for a one-month extension.
A court spokesperson confirmed on Thursday lawyers for Patterson had applied for a variation to a suppression order which was scheduled to expire upon the 28-day appeal date turning over.
Erin Patterson wants more time to lodge an appeal
‘They seek to extend the date of expiry to 3 November 2025,’ the spokesperson said.
The matter will hit ‘Courtroom Four’ at 9.30am – the same location where Patterson learnt her fate in a little under a month ago.
Justice Beale sentenced Patterson to life in prison on September 8, but set a non-parole period of 33 years.
Patterson was found guilty of the murders of Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson.
They died after consuming death cap mushrooms served in Beef Wellingtons during lunch at her Leongatha home on July 29, 2023.
Pastor Ian Wilkinson survived the lunch after being critically ill, with Patterson also convicted of his attempted murder.
Justice Beale granted the non-parole period after Patterson’s barrister Colin Mandy, SC convinced him she would face a harder time behind bars locked in a ‘management unit’ for the foreseeable future.
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