The Queensland Court of Appeal refused an extension of time to appeal where the self-represented applicant's grounds amounted to disagreement with the trial judge's acceptance of the defendant's evidence and an unsubstantiated claim of being misled by the trial judge. The Court found the proposed appeal was plainly hopeless, applying the established principles from Hunter Valley Developments v Cohen and Ford v La Forrest regarding extensions of time.
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