Los Angeles (CNN) -- The doctor convicted of causing Michael Jackson's death asked an appeals court this week to let him out of jail while the judges decide whether they will overturn his conviction. The judge who presided over Conrad Murray's trial last year denied bail in a February hearing, saying his lawyers had not proven he was not a risk to flee the state or harm someone else with his questionable medical practices. Jackson died of an overdose of a surgical anesthetic and sedatives in his home while under Dr. Murray's care on June 25, 2009. Los Angeles County District Judge Michael Pastor, who sentenced Murray to four years in prison for the involuntary manslaughter conviction, "unjustifiably erred" by denying Murray's request to remain free during his appeal," Murray lawyer Valerie Wass said in a motion filed this week with California's Second District Court of Appeals.
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Conrad Murray's lawyer argues the trial judge erred by denying him bail while appealing conviction
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A jury found Murray guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death
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Jackson died of an overdose of a surgical anesthetic and sedatives under Murray's care
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Murray has about 10 months left to serve unless he is freed early
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