What happened at Susan Neill-Fraser's appeal against her conviction for murdering her partner Bob Chappell? FriFriday 5 Susan Neill-Fraser is fighting her conviction for the 2009 murder of her partner Bob Chappell. ( Print text only Cancel A case that first made headlines in 2009 returned to court this week as a Hobart grandmother continued her fight for freedom. Key points: Susan Neill-Fraser was convicted in 2010 for the murder of her partner, Bob Chappell, on Australia Day, 2009 A law change in 2015 has given her another chance to appeal against the conviction Tasmania's Court of Criminal Appeal will decide whether she has "fresh and compelling" evidence casting doubt on the conviction