A B.C. man is seeking an acquittal on a first-degree murder conviction.

Norman Eli Larue filed an appeal with the Yukon Supreme Court on Aug. 2.

In 2013, Larue and his then-girlfriend, Yukoner Christina Asp, were found guilty of the first-degree murder of Gordon Seybold, 63.

Seybold’s charred body was found in his burned-out Ibex Valley home in March 2008.

Sixteen months later, Larue and Asp were charged with his murder.

Both had criminal records at the time – Asp for manslaughter in the 2004 death of her common-law husband, and Larue for various crimes, including aggravated sexual assault.

Much of the Crown’s evidence during the three-month trial centred on the findings of an RCMP undercover operation called Project Monsoon, during which officers posed as criminals who could help cover up crimes.

In a video obtained by the RCMP, Asp detailed the murder.

In a recording, Larue claimed to have beaten Seybold with a baseball bat and slit his throat before lighting Seybold’s house on fire.

A jury found Larue guilty of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life with no chance of parole for 25 years.

Asp was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life with no chance of parole for 15 years.

Larue’s appeal states that the judge erred on many counts.

Those include not granting a change of venue, not granting an application for a mistrial after the Crown introduced improper “bad character” evidence, and in admitting the hearsay evidence of Asp, who was charged with contempt when she refused to testify during Larue’s trial.

The appeal also says “there was no evidence of planning and deliberation such that a jury could find first-degree murder on a reasonable instruction.”

Larue is seeking acquittal or a new trial.