Keli Lane set to appeal against conviction

Keli Lane, jailed for killing her newborn baby, is set to appeal against her conviction. Source: AAP

LAWYERS for Keli Lane, who has been jailed for killing her newborn baby, are reportedly set to appeal against her conviction.

Former water polo champion Lane was jailed last year for at least 13 years and five months for murdering her second baby, Tegan, on September 14, 1996, after they left a Sydney hospital and before she went to a wedding.

But Lane's solicitor Ben Archbold told Fairfax she "maintains her innocence".

He said he had been working on an appeal against her conviction and hoped to lodge the papers this week.

"She absolutely did not kill her daughter and will continue to fight for acquittal," Mr Archbold said.

The comments come after the judge at Lane's trial, Justice Anthony Whealy, told Fairfax he was not convinced the crown had proved its case against Lane.

While handing down the sentence in April last year, Justice Whealy said Lane committed the crime out of desperation arising "from a sense of entrapment and isolation".

The 37-year-old, who had two terminations as a teenager, kept three pregnancies and births secret.

She adopted out two babies, but was convicted of murdering Tegan, whose body has never been found.

Lane claimed she handed Tegan over to the infant's father, a man with whom she said she had a brief and secret affair.

But the crown contended she murdered the baby as she had not wanted to be burdened with a child because she wanted to pursue her sporting, sex and social life.

Justice Whealy set a maximum term of 18 years with Lane eligible for parole in May 2023.

Barrister Winston Terracini SC is reported to be appearing for her appeal.

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