The Privy Council has agreed to hear an appeal by a man convicted of a 2012 murder.

Julian Washington was found guilty in 2014 of the premeditated murder of Stefan Burgess and the attempted murder of Davano Brimmer, along with charges of using a firearm and handling ammunition.

He was subsequently jailed to serve at least 30 years behind bars before becoming eligible for parole.

Washington previously launched an appeal against his conviction on several grounds, including that two jurors who heard the case could have been biased and gang evidence heard during his trial was more prejudicial than probative.

The Court of Appeal however dismissed all of the grounds of appeal by 2016.

According to the Privy Council website, permission to further appeal his case was formally granted on February 15 this year.

No date for the hearing has been set.

The jury had heard during his trial that Mr Burgess and Mr Brimmer were among several friends attending a birthday party in a home on The Glebe Road on January 8, 2012, when a man wearing a dark helmet and clothing opened fire.

The gunman then fled the scene, riding away on a waiting motorcycle.

Mr Brimmer suffered a non-fatal gunshot wound to his groin but Mr Burgess was shot twice in the upper body.

He was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Washington was arrested in connection with the shooting the following day, but has maintained his innocence.

A jury found him guilty of handling ammunition by a unanimous verdict, but convicted him of the more serious offences by a majority decision of nine to two.

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