The Court of Appeal refused an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal against both sentence and conviction, reaffirming that it lacks jurisdiction to hear a second application for leave to appeal against sentence where a previous application was refused on the merits (following R v Upson (No 2) [2013] QCA 149). As to conviction, the applicant's claims of intoxication and lack of intent raised no basis on which a plea of guilty could or should be set aside, and the extension of time was refused on that ground as well. The Court warned the applicant that continued frivolous applications could result in a vexatious litigant order.
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