Christchurch mosque shooter, Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in 2019, has filed an appeal against his conviction and life sentence.

The Christchurch mosque shooter, who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in 2019, has filed an appeal against his conviction and life sentence. 

Brenton Tarrant was the first person in New Zealand under current laws to be sentenced to life in prison without parole.

The court hearing of Brenton Tarrant, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing 51 people in Christchurch, was postponed after he did not attend the teleconference from prison.

He was seeking a judicial review of his prison conditions and his status as a terrorist entity.

The mass shooter who killed 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch in 2019, has launched a legal challenge to seek a review of his prison conditions and his status as a “terrorist entity”.

Brenton Tarrant is the only person in New Zealand to be designated the status. Court authorities say the hearing on Thursday will have no bearing on the outcome of the criminal case against Tarrant, or his conviction and jail term.

Court records show Tarrant will be representing himself.