South African prosecutors have branded the five-year jail term handed to Oscar Pistorius "shockingly light and innappropriate" as they formally appealed both the verdict and sentence.
The Paralympian was found guilty of culpable homicide - the equivalent of manslaughter - but cleared of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after a seven-month trial.
"Today, we announce that the NPA filed the application for leave to appeal both the conviction and sentence," the National Prosecuting Authority said in a statement.
"The appeal on conviction is based on the question of law."
In papers filed in the North Gauteng High Court, where the trial was held, it added the five-year sentence "would not have been imposed by any reasonable court".
The double-amputee killed Ms Steenkamp after shooting four times through a locked lavatory door in the early hours of Valentine's Day in 2013.
Pistorius admitted shooting the 29-year-old model at his Pretoria home, but told the court that he had thought she was an intruder.
The state sought to prove that Pistorius had deliberately shot Ms Steenkamp.
However, Pretoria High Court judge Thokozile Masipa found there was not enough evidence to convict the 27-year-old of premeditated murder.
Instead, she found him guilty the lesser charge of culpable homicide.
Pistorius is currently serving his sentence in a hospital section of a Pretoria prison, but could be moved to house arrest in 10 months.
If Judge Masipa agrees to hear the appeal it will extend a legal process that has already captured the attention of million of people around the world.
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Gallery: Sentencing Day For Pistorius
South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius arrives at the court in Pretoria for sentencing over the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp
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He was convicted last month of "culpable homicide" - South Africa's equivalent of manslaughter. Continue through the gallery for more pictures from the day on which he was jailed for five years
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Pistorius walks into the courtroom
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Pistorius hugs his father Henke Pistorius ahead of his sentencing
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Carl Pistorius, brother of Oscar Pistorius, attends the sentencing hearing
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Pistorius stands in the dock as his sentence is delivered
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Judge Thokozile Masipa sentences Pistorius to prison for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
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Pistorius is led to holding cells
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Pistorius holds the hands of family members after being sentenced
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His defence team said he would spend a sixth of the term in prison - 10 months - before being placed under house arrest for the remainder of his sentence
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Reeva's mother June agrees justice had been served as she reacts to the jailing of Oscar Pistorius over her daughter's killing
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Friends of Reeva Steenkamp, Gina and Kim Myers
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Pistorius (C) enters a police van after his sentencing
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A general view of Pretoria Central Prison
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