The former footy star continues to protest his innocence, months after he was jailed for a maximum five years and nine months for sexually assaulting a young woman in Newcastle in 2018.
The former NRL star has has enlisted the help of NSW Bar Association president Tim Game SC in a last ditch attempt to have his sexual assault conviction overturned.
The victim, a woman aged in her late 20s, is claiming damages for battery and assault in the NSW Supreme Court, after the disgraced ex-NRL star was convicted of sexual assault in March.