A former gang president in prison for the violent death of Red Fox Tavern publican Christopher Bush will not be released on bail

Mark Joseph Hoggart appeared via audio-video feed in the High Court at Auckland today, before Justice Mark Woolford, who oversaw the seven-week jury trial last year.

Hoggart is currently two years and eight months into his 10-year non-parole period for the life sentence.

An appeal of the verdict and sentence was filed in May last year, and the Court of Appeal is set to review his case in Wellington next February.