Damien Duffy from Dungannon and Shea Reynolds from Lurgan have filed legal challenges against their convictions for terrorist offences linked to the New IRA in 2016.

The men, aged 56 and 31, were found guilty last year of six joint charges. These included preparation of terrorist acts, possessing articles for use in terrorism, and attempting to collect or make records useful for terrorism.

Duffy of Westclare Court in Dungannon received a sentence of 12-and-a-half years in prison. Reynolds of Kilwilkie Road in Lurgan got 11-and-a-half years. Each faces five years on licence and terrorist notification requirements for 30 years.

Prosecution evidence centred on a wildlife camera placed at sites in County Tyrone and County Armagh. The device was installed in the driveway of a retired police officer's home. Police spotted it, replaced it with a dummy, and arrested the men after they returned to the location.

Their appeals are scheduled for hearing at the Court of Appeal in June. Defence lawyers argue flaws in application of the relevant terror laws and issues with evidence recollection by the trial's end.

Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan rejected a request to delay the hearing until September. She noted the 2016 incidents are now a decade old and confirmed the June date.