Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo said the new date was fixed as she has just taken over the matter from the appellant’s previous lawyer, Ramkarpal Singh, who was appointed deputy law minister last month.

Wan Ji wants the Court of Appeal to refer questions of law relevant to his case to the Federal Court for determination. The prosecution is opposing the move.

His appeal to set aside the conviction and sentence handed down by the High Court is still pending before the Court of Appeal.

On April 9, 2018, the sessions court in Shah Alam sentenced the preacher to nine months jail after he was found guilty of committing sedition against the Sultan of Selangor.

The charge was over a 2012 Facebook post about the ruler, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

Wan Ji appealed against the conviction while the prosecution cross-appealed the inadequacy of the sentence.

On July 9, 2019, the High Court in Shah Alam enhanced Wan Ji’s jail term to one year.

Wan Ji, a former aide to ex-finance minister Lim Guan Eng, was charged under Section 4(1)(c) of the Sedition Act, which carries a maximum jail term of three years as well as a maximum fine of RM5,000.

He is currently free after posting bail of RM5,000.