Former MSP Bill Walker is appealing against his conviction for two domestic abuse offences against his former wives and a stepdaughter.
Walker was jailed for 12 months last September after being found guilty of 23 assaults and one breach of the peace that spanned decades.
There will be a hearing before three judges in the Appeal Court in Edinburgh on April 17.
Sheriff Katherine Mackie, who heard the two-week trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last year, said Walker showed "contempt" for his victims as she imposed the maximum sentence available to the court.
The former SNP MSP, from Alloa, was suspended and later expelled from the party after the allegations surfaced in March 2012.
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