The motion filed Wednesday in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asks the panel to stop considering another pending appeal and instead allow Snipes to file a new request to dismiss the conviction or grant the movie star a new trial.
The motion centers on the arrest of Kenneth Starr, the one-time financial adviser to Snipes and other celebrities.
He was a key witness in Snipes' 2008 trial but was charged with fraud and other counts in May. He is accused of running a scheme that defrauded investors of $59 million.
