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Karmelo Anthony, the Texas teenager found guilty of killing a student from a rival school in a stabbing at a track meet, has filed an appeal of his conviction, court records show.The notice of appeal was filed the day after Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison in the killing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025. Anthony was also 17 at the time of the stabbing, which rocked the affluent community outside Dallas and has inflamed racial tensions.A jury found Anthony guilty on June 9, and a notice of appeal was filed June 10, records show. As of June 11, court records show the status of the case as "appealed."The Collin County jury that sentenced him to 35 years could have delivered a sentence of anywhere from two years to life behind bars.Anthony was a student at Centennial High School while Metcalf attended rival Memorial High School. Anthony's attorneys said he stabbed Metcalf in self-defense on April 2, 2025, while prosecutors said Anthony started a confrontation in a tent at the track meet, provoking Metcalf into shoving him, and then stabbed Metcalf.USA TODAY has reached out to Anthony's defense attorneys regarding the appeal.Defense attorney Mike Howard told CBS News Texas that Anthony's team gave the notice of appeal after court concluded on June 9."We believe there are several important issues for the appellate courts to consider. An appeal is the next part of the legal process and a right afforded every American," Howard said in the statement.Contributing: Christopher Cann, N'dea Yancey-Bragg and Amanda Lee Myers
