Show caption Anjem Choudary speaks following prayers at the Central London Mosque in Regent’s Park, London. Photograph: Tim Ireland/AP Crime Isis supporter Anjem Choudary seeks appeal against terror conviction Judicial Office receives application from extremist preacher who was jailed this month Press Association Wed 28 Sep 2016 12.05 EDT Share on Facebook

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The extremist preacher Anjem Choudary has applied for permission to appeal against his conviction for drumming up support for Islamic State.

Choudary, 49, was jailed for five and a half years this month after posting a series of talks on YouTube in which he urged Muslims to support the terrorist group and argued that a caliphate had been created in June 2014.

He finally fell foul of the law after spending two decades as a thorn in the side of British authorities. A string of former supporters went on to be convicted of terrorism.