Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney, who was recently acquitted of his wife's murder, has appeared in court on charges of bugging her telephone.

He appeared in the District Court this morning on two charges of intercepting his wife Corryn's telephone before her death in August 2007.

The case had been put on hold because of his trial on a charge of murdering her, but earlier this month he was found not guilty.

Prosecutors have now lodged an appeal against the verdict.

Mr Rayney's lawyer, Philip Urquhart, told the court the phone bugging case could not proceed until the appeal had been finalised, and so the matter was adjourned until May next year.

Mr Urquhart also said he would be making written submissions that the bugging charges should be discontinued because of the evidence that emerged at Mr Rayney's murder trial.

Rayney made no comment as he left court.