A ROYAL Marine from Taunton who was jailed for killing a Taliban fighter is still waiting to find out if his case will be heard by the Court of Appeal, the Daily Mail has reported.
Alexander Blackman, "Marine A", was jailed for life for murdering the Afghan insugrent in Helmand province in September 2011.
His wife, Claire, who lives in Taunton, submitted an application last December to have his case reviewed and referred back to the Court of Appeal.
A legal team argued that "significant" evidence was withheld from the court martial and defence legal representation was "flawed".
But today the Daily Mail reports that a decision has still not be made on whether to refer his case to the Court of Appeal.
Sergeant Blackman, 42, is the first British serviceman to be jailed for murder on a foreign battlefield.
Hundreds of thousands of supporters have backed calls for Blackman's release from his eight-year minimum sentence and £800,000 has been donated to fund his legal battle.
It was expected that the Criminal Cases Review Commission would have completed the case by June.
Sgt Blackman's wife Claire, 44, told the Daily Mail: "We do understand that the CCRC has a difficult job to do.
"This is a complex case and we absolutely recognise they need time to thoroughly review all of the evidence and court proceedings in detail.
"In the meantime though, we are no closer to getting Al home and it is difficult to understand just how long the process might take."
Blackman shot the badly wounded Taliban as he lay dying on the ground, telling his colleagues to keep quiet as, "I've just broken the Geneva Convention."
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