Convicted murderer Chris Dawson (that will take some getting used to…) didn’t apply for bail when he appeared in court yesterday. To recap, he was found guilty of murdering his wife Lynette in 1982 on Tuesday after a long, highly publicised battle to bring him to justice. As NSW’s new laws require convicted offenders to prove exceptional circumstances to be awarded bail ahead of sentencing, the 74yo’s lawyer Greg Walsh said an application would be “doomed to fail”. Walsh also said he was still reading through Justice Ian Harrison’s lengthy judgment, but an appeal will be mounted. He also noted that Dawson has already been subjected to a “large number” of death threats in Silverwater prison, which saw him granted extra protection and access to mental health services. Dawson will be sentenced on 11 November.