Graham Dwyer appeal against his murder conviction to go ahead in December

Dwyer was handed a significant boost in April when the CJEU ruled that the indiscriminate retention of mobile phone data for use in criminal investigations is a breach of EU law

Graham Dwyer's trial in 2015 heard he fantasized about stabbing a woman during sex and used Elaine O'Hara to fulfil his desires. File picture: Collins Courts

After an appeals process that began seven years ago Graham Dwyer, who murdered vulnerable childcare worker Elaine O'Hara to fulfil his sexual fantasies, has secured a date to appeal his conviction in December.

Lawyers for Dwyer (49) on Monday told the three-judge Court of Appeal that they will file their submissions this week as they prepare for a two-day hearing during which they will argue that Dwyer's conviction should be quashed following a recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).