Stephen Lawrence killer Gary Dobson launches appeal Dominic Grieve has until Wednesday to decide whether to lodge any appeal. Dobson's family confirmed after his conviction that they planned to appeal. His father Stephen Dobson said: "I think British justice can be very proud of the fact that they have locked up an innocent man. Of course we are going to appeal. His mother Pauline added: "He's innocent. We are absolutely devastated as a family - devastated. My son is innocent and one day we will prove that. I really don't know what we are going to do but we will find a way to prove he is innocent. Our son didn't do it. He was not there. Following his conviction for murder, Dobson also protested his innocence turning to the jury and telling them: "You have condemned an innocent man. I hope you can live with yourselves. Stephen Lawrence was murdered by a gang of racist white youths as he waited at a bus stop in Eltham, south London, in April 1993. His killing sparked a debate on race relations in the UK, particularly in the Metropolitan Police, the country's biggest police force. It prompted a public inquiry at which the force was labelled "institutionally racist," a label the force has struggled to shake off. The convictions, which came earlier this month following a seven-week trial, were the first in the case, despite the murder happening more than 18 years ago. After passing sentence on Dobson and Norris, the trial judge Mr Justice Treacy pleaded with Scotland Yard to hunt down and prosecute the other killers still at large, saying that "three or four" other people were involved in the murder. Police do not currently have enough evidence to prosecute any other suspects. These originally included Neil Acourt, Jamie Acourt and Luke Knight.