Former rugby league great Tawera Nikau will have to wait at least another week before finding out whether his appeal against an assault conviction and sentence is successful.
Nikau, 45, appeared at the High Court at Hamilton yesterday with his lawyer Gary Gotlieb to appeal his conviction after he was found guilty of male assaults female in July.
The conviction relates to an incident in February where Nikau was found guilty of grabbing his estranged daughter Heaven-Leigh by the throat outside the Huntly police station.
Justice Edwin Wylie listened to submissions from Crown prosecutor Rebecca Mann and Mr Gotlieb who still protests that Nikau acted only in self-defence and should have his conviction dismissed.
Justice Wylie said he would consider a police transcript of evidence before making a decision. He said a decision would likely be made "prior to Christmas".