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Has Tina Peters filed appeals since 2024 and what are their statuses?
Executive summary
Tina Peters has filed at least one state appeal of her 2024 conviction and multiple federal filings seeking interim relief while that appeal proceeds — notably a federal habeas corpus petition filed in March 2025 and repeated requests for bond or transfer while the Colorado Court of Appeals reviews her case [1] [2] [3]. Available reporting shows the state appeal remains pending before the Colorado Court of Appeals and federal courts have so far been reluctant to grant the extraordinary remedy of releasing a state prisoner on bond pending a state appeal [1] [3].
1. What appeals and filings are explicitly reported
Reporting indicates at least two distinct post-conviction tracks: (A) a direct appeal of the state-court conviction to the Colorado Court of Appeals; and (B) federal litigation seeking interim relief while the state appeal proceeds, including a federal habeas corpus petition and requests for bond pending appeal [1] [2] [3]. Earlier in 2024 Peters also appealed a federal-court ruling to the 10th Circuit, showing she has pursued appeals in multiple forums across 2024–2025 [4] [5].
2. Status of the state-court appeal
Multiple outlets report that Peters “has appealed the conviction” and that the Colorado Court of Appeals is reviewing that appeal; documents filed in late 2024 show appellate briefing activity tied to Case No. 23CA1073 [1] [6]. The exact current procedural posture (e.g., meritorious briefs filed, oral argument scheduled, or decision date) is not detailed in the available excerpts — reporting consistently states the appeal is pending without specifying a final outcome [1] [6].
3. Federal habeas petition and bond requests — extraordinary and unresolved
Peters’ legal team filed a federal habeas corpus petition asking a federal court to release her on bond while the state appeal proceeds; federal magistrate and district courts have heard the matter but also stressed that historically federal courts rarely, if ever, grant release on bond pending a state-court appeal [3]. Colorado Newsline and CPR report hearings on that habeas petition and related bond claims, and the Colorado Attorney General sought dismissal of the habeas petition, arguing lack of federal jurisdiction [1] [2].
4. Outcomes and denials reported so far
Coverage indicates courts have been skeptical about granting bond pending appeal: a federal magistrate observed courts have not historically intervened to release an inmate on appeal bond in state cases [3]. Also, the Colorado Court of Appeals previously denied a request for bond on appeal, and state judges have resisted bond on the same grounds raised in her filings [7] [3]. Available reporting does not show a grant of bond or a final federal-court ruling freeing Peters while her state appeal proceeds [7] [3].
5. Related maneuvers: custody transfer and political pressure
Separate from direct appeal lawyering, Peters’ team and federal actors have pursued a transfer from state to federal custody; the Federal Bureau of Prisons requested such a transfer in November 2025, and the Trump administration has advocated for transfer or intervention while state officials and prosecutors urged the governor not to approve a move that they warn could be used to circumvent state sentencing [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]. Those efforts are distinct from appellate filings but are strategically linked to attempts to secure her release or different custody conditions while appeals proceed [8] [10].
6. What reporters disagree about and what’s not in the record
Some outlets emphasize constitutional and First Amendment arguments in Peters’ filings (her lawyers contend bond denial is tied to speech), while state officials frame the litigation as a routine criminal-justice process and oppose extraordinary relief [2] [7]. Available sources do not provide a decisive federal-court ruling granting the habeas petition or bond, nor do they supply a final disposition of the Colorado Court of Appeals case — those outcomes are “pending” in the pieces cited [1] [3]. Sources also do not mention any final 10th Circuit resolution beyond earlier 2024 federal appeals activity [4] [5].
7. Bottom line and what to watch next
As of the available reporting, Peters has an active state appeal of her 2024 conviction and parallel federal litigation seeking release on bond, but courts have so far been unwilling to grant the exceptional relief she seeks; the habeas petition has been met with motions to dismiss and judicial skepticism, and the state appeal remains pending [1] [3] [2]. Watch for (a) any Colorado Court of Appeals decision on the direct appeal, (b) a final ruling on the federal habeas petition or bond requests, and (c) the governor’s decision and any court rulings about the requested transfer to federal custody — each could materially affect Peters’ custody and appeal strategy [6] [11] [10].