The comedian jailed for throwing a foam pie at Rupert Murdoch will appeal against his sentence.
Jonathan May-Bowles, 26, pleaded guilty last week to assaulting the 80-year-old media tycoon as he gave evidence to the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee about the phone hacking scandal.
May-Bowles, also known by his stage name "Jonnie Marbles", disrupted the proceedings by launching a paper plate of shaving foam at Mr Murdoch.
He launched an appeal after district judge Daphne Wickham jailed him for six weeks at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London on Tuesday.
The judge condemned his actions in interrupting the evidence Mr Murdoch was giving to the committee, which she said was "of huge importance" to many people.
"This is a parliamentary process, which as you know conducts itself with dignity and in a civilised fashion," she said. "Everybody else in the room respected that, with one exception - you. You attended those proceedings with only one intention, to disrupt them."
The incident came towards the end of Mr Murdoch's appearance before MPs alongside his son, James, in Portcullis House, opposite the Houses of Parliament, on July 19.
Shortly after committee chairman John Whittingdale announced that the session was drawing to a close, the comedian got up, silently walked over to Mr Murdoch and thrust the foam pie in his face. The media mogul's wife, Wendi Deng, leapt to his defence, first pushing the protester away and then throwing the plate at him as he was led off.
May-Bowles, of Edinburgh Gardens, Windsor, Berkshire, admitted assault and causing harassment, alarm or distress.
Mr Greaves said May-Bowles, who has been sent to Wandsworth Prison in south London, was appealing against his sentence on the grounds that the jail term was "excessive" and that sentencing guidelines were not followed. His appeal will be heard at Southwark Crown Court in London.
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