The Victorian Supreme Court has announced that a 23-year-old individual has lodged an appeal against his convictions after being found guilty on two counts of rape.

Last month, he received a six-year prison sentence.

As of now, a date for the appeal hearing has not been scheduled.

On December 17, Silvagni was sentenced in Victoria’s County Court to a non-parole period lasting three years and three months.

His conviction was the result of a two-week trial, concluding on December 5, in the Victorian County Court where he was found guilty of the charges.

He denied he digitally raped his friend’s girlfriend at his Melbourne home in the early hours of January 14, 2024.

The woman had consensual sex with her boyfriend at the house but then he organised an Uber and left the property shortly before 2am.

The jury found that Silvagni then lied, telling the woman her boyfriend would be returning upstairs because his Uber had been cancelled.

It concluded it was Silvagni who went into the dark bedroom a short time later and pretended to be the woman’s boyfriend before digitally raping her twice.

There had been a suppression over his identity since he was first charged with rape in June 2024, with his lawyers arguing publication could lead to the deterioration of his mental health.