@rossulbricht I applaud your strength and determination. This fight pales in comparison to the David and Goliath story. I hope that in Ross' appeal, the govern. allows or rather throws out "Contaminated Evidence" used against Ross. What I refer to here is the story behind the Agents that were part of the investigation against Ross, and yet these same agents committed crimes under Color of Authority stealing Bitcoin from the Silk Road and who knows what they did during this investigation in order to conceal this crime and possibly "sink" Ross to a Life sentencing.
I also would hope that the judges own words could be used against his sentencing/conviction during his appeal. Judges are not perfect and can make mistakes, I have seen it with my own eyes. In fact, as a liaison of a state court, I have been asked by a judge "What do I do Next?" during a criminal case. So some judges, in fact, don't even know what they are doing when on Bench.