A MAN who helped a killer hide the body of a murder victim has lost an appeal against the severity of his jail term.
Sean Timothy Hudson, 37, of Ravenswood, was convicted in May of assault and being an accessory after the fact in the murder of 43-year-old father-of-six Scott Rock in Launceston on March 29 last year.
Neville Lindsay Whiting, 32, stomped and jumped on Mr Rock's head and left him to die before dumping his body near a bush track and setting it on fire.
Whiting was sentenced to 20 years' jail.
Hudson punched Mr Rock to the ground. After the fatal attack, Hudson helped load the victim into a car that he later cleaned when the body had been dumped.
Defence lawyer Adrian Hall told the Court of Criminal Appeal in Hobart that Hudson's 7 1/2-year jail sentence was excessive.
He said Hudson's crime was limited and did not aid the killer ultimately to escape detection.
But Justices Alan Blow, David Porter and Helen Wood disagreed, handing down their decision today.
They said Hudson had been imprisoned before and had breached the conditions of suspended sentences and probation, warranting an extended non-parole period.
They said the sentence could not be described as manifestly excessive.
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