CONVICTED child killers Mairead Philpott and Paul Mosley have launched a fresh appeal against the length of their prison sentences.
Both had their first appeal against their 17-year sentences for the manslaughter of six children thrown out by a judge.
But the Judiciary of England and Wales has confirmed that decision will now be heard before three judges in open court.
A spokesman for the Judicial Office said: "We can confirm that Mairead Philpott and Paul Mosley have re-appealed the length of their sentences.
"A single judge had dismissed the initial application but papers have now been received from their legal representatives against that decision.
"Their appeal will now be heard at a date to be set, which is unlikely to be before the autumn."
Andy Lyons, the partner of Angela Mosley, who is Paul Mosley's sister, told the Derby Telegraph they had been informed of the news at the weekend.
Mr Lyons, of Spondon, said: "This is frivolous and a complete waste of taxpayers' money.
"By (Paul Mosley and Mairead Philpott) admitting some form of guilt the Crown Prosecution Service should now be bringing additional charges of perjury, not defending an appeal that is beyond comprehension.
"What we've been told by the police is that to initiate the appeal in the first place they had to admit some form of guilt.
"To what extent that guilt is will now be revealed because by appealing the appeal they have to show this guilt in an open court.
"The first appeal was on papers behind doors with one judge making the decision.
"That was refused, for what reasons we do not know, and now by now taking the appeal further we believe both now run the risk of having their sentences increased."
Mairead, 31, Mosley, 46, and Mairead's husband, Mick Philpott, were all found guilty of the manslaughter of Jade Philpott and her brothers, Duwayne, John, Jack, Jesse and Jayden.
The six children, aged five to 13, died from the effects of smoke inhalation when flames ripped through their home at 18 Victory Road, Allenton, on May 11 last year.
Philpott, 56, was jailed for life while his wife and family friend Mosley received 17-year sentences following an eight-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court.
During the trial, the prosecution told how the fire was "a plan that went tragically wrong".
It was said that Philpott was the "prime mover" as he looked to blame the blaze on a former mistress who three months earlier had left Victory Road, taking with her four of his children.
mnaylor@derbytelegraph.co.uk
