I think parent has a point - I'd love to know if he can potentially buy more time out of jail by forcing an appeal, then requesting bail in the interim, even if

I think parent has a point - I'd love to know if he can potentially buy more time out of jail by forcing an appeal, then requesting bail in the interim, even if it is expected to lose the appeal or is downright dismissed. It sounds like its plausible, but i'd like to know for a fact