Los Angeles, December 25 (NationPress) - The disgraced rapper Diddy has formally requested his release from prison. Through his legal representatives, the rapper has approached an appeals court.

Currently, he is serving a four-year sentence due to a conviction related to prostitution charges, as reported by Mirror.co.uk.

In a filing submitted to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, Diddy's attorneys argued that he received an excessively harsh sentence from a federal judge. They claimed that evidence concerning charges he was acquitted of improperly influenced the judge's decision.

According to Mirror.co.uk, the 56-year-old former music mogul is incarcerated at FCI Fort Dix after being moved from MDC-Brooklyn in October. He is currently in a special drug treatment unit and is not eligible for release until 2028.

Diddy was acquitted of charges related to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking during a trial that concluded in July. He was convicted under the Mann Act, which prohibits the transportation of individuals across state lines for sexual crimes.

His legal team contends that Judge Arun Subramanian acted excessively when he sentenced Diddy to four years and two months, claiming he improperly allowed evidence from acquitted charges to impact his sentencing decision.

They emphasized that Diddy was convicted of lesser counts involving prostitution that did not involve force, fraud, or coercion. They have urged the appeals court to either acquit him, order his immediate release, or instruct Judge Subramanian to reconsider his sentence.

"Typically, defendants receive sentences of less than 15 months for these kinds of offenses, even when coercion is involved, which the jury did not find in this case," his attorneys noted.

"The judge disregarded the jury's findings and ruled that Diddy had 'coerced', 'exploited', and 'forced' his partners into sexual acts, which ultimately resulted in the highest sentence ever given for any similar case," they added.