On April 11, Najib applied for an extension of time no later than April 25 today to file the petition of appeal to the Federal Court and the court today allowed his application.
The court also rejected a separate application by defence lawyers, filed last week, to introduce new evidence that they said could help exonerate Najib.
The matter was confirmed by Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul after the online hearing of the application.