Ceon Broughton arrives at Winchester Crown Court on February 28. He was jailed for more than eight years for manslaughter and supplying Class A drugs
The rapper who gave Holby City actor John Michie's daughter a 'bumped up' dose of party drug 2C-P and filmed her as she died today launched an appeal against his manslaughter conviction.
Ceon Broughton gave Louella Fletcher-Michie, 24, the powdered class A substance while at Bestival music festival, with the pair leaving the official grounds and going off into woodland together.
As tragic Louella suffered a horrifying reaction to the drug, hitting herself, screaming like a 'wild animal' and even trying to eat thorns, Broughton, 30, laughed and filmed her suffering.
During the trial, his barrister Stephen Kamlish QC argued that jurors could not be certain Louella could have been saved or that Broughton had even supplied the drug.
The grime star was jailed for eight and a half years.
Mr Kamlish today confirmed they will be appealing his convictions for manslaughter and supplying class A drugs.
He said a file is now being prepared for a judge to look at and rule whether it should go before the Court of Appeal.
During a four week trial at Winchester Crown Court, Hants, jurors heard Broughton failed to seek help for his girlfriend, despite her father Mr Michie, 62, and mother Carol, 68, pleading with him to do so.
Tragically, despite her parents making the 130-mile dash from their
