Derek Chauvin appeals his conviction in George Floyd's death

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murdering George Floyd, appealed the conviction on his own behalf at the 11th-hour Thursday, CBS Minnesota reports.

Chauvin was convicted in April of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd's death on Memorial Day of 2020. He was sentenced to 22-and-a-half years in prison.

When video of Floyd's death went viral, it sparked the biggest U.S. demonstrations for racial justice in decades.