The former British soldier convicted of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in Tyrone 35 years ago is mounting a legal bid to clear his name.
David Holden killed the 23-year-old at an army checkpoint in Aughnacloy in February 1988.
He received a suspended sentence last month for the killing of Mr McAnespie, who was unarmed and on his way to a GAA match.
Holden was the first former member of the British armed forces to be found guilty of a Troubles-era offence since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
At the Court of Appeal in Belfast today, lawyers for the 53-year-old confirmed his intention to challenge the conviction.
Lady Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan agreed to set aside two days to hear the case in either October or November.
Mr McAnespie died after one of three high-calibre bullets fired from Holden's heavy machine gun ricocheted off the road and hit him in the back.
Holden, who was an 18-year-old soldier with the Grenadier Guards at the time, admitted firing the shot, but said his finger slipped on the trigger because his hands had been wet from cleaning duties.
The trial judge dismissed that claim.
Holden was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for a period of three years.
His barrister, Frank O'Donoghue, disclosed today that he is not appealing the term imposed.
Instead, the challenge is solely focused on attempting to have the guilty verdict overturned.
With his client's liberty not an issue, Mr O’Donoghue told the court he was not seeking an urgent hearing.
