A Hastings man who murdered his former partner at her home has had an appeal to cut his sentence short denied.
Raymond Shayne Christison pleaded guilty to murdering Gail Constant Bower in 2013, but in April told the Court of Appeal the minimum sentence imposed was too long.
He argued his remorse, guilty plea and diminished responsibility - given he was diagnosed with a depressive illness after the attack - weren't taken into account.
He was sentenced to life in prison with a 17-year non-parole period in September 2013.
Previously Christison argued he had only meant to scratch Ms Bower's car when he went to her home.