A month after being sentenced to death for the Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab has filed an appeal in the Bombay High Court challenging the verdict and sought a lawyer from the legal aid panel to argue his case. Jail sources said that Kasab filed the appeal through the jail authorities and his plea for a lawyer has been forwarded to the Court Legal Services Committee (HCLSC).<br/> <br/>The HCLSC will now forward Kasab's request for a lawyer before Acting Chief Justice J N Patel, who is patron in chief of Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority and senior Judge and Chairperson of HCLSC, Justice Ranjana Desai.<br/> <br/>Kasab has a right to remain present before the High Court Bench which it will hear his appeal and in such an event, the state will have to ensure that he is brought amidst tight security from the Arthur Road Jail where he is currently lodged.