The Bay of Plenty man serving jailtime after being found guilty of murdering his 2-year-old daughter while on a methamphetamine binge is appealing his conviction and sentence.
In February, Aaron George Izett was sentenced to at least 17 years in jail after he was found guilty by a jury in November of his daughter's murder and two assault charges. The conviction came despite Izett's plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
The slain toddler Neveah Ager was found dead on March 21, 2019, not far from the home she shared with Izett in the sleepy Bay of Plenty settlement of Little Waihī, near Maketū.
The Court of Appeal today confirmed Izett has filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence.
In Izett's trial at the High Court in Rotorua, the court heard Izett violently beat Neveah and eventually placed her naked body face-down in water on mudflats before placing two large rocks on top of her.