Ellison pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges in December 2022, just over a month after FTX’s dramatic collapse.

Fried's lawyers have filed to appeal their client's fraud conviction – they said the world judged the former FTX CEO, he didn't get a fair trial, and was presumed guilty by the media.

Fried, the founder of the collapsed FTX cryptocurrency exchange, was convicted last fall and is serving a 25-year sentence in prison.