Maxwell, a former British socialite and Epstein accomplice, says sex trafficking conviction a 'miscarriage of justice'.

It comes as the US justice department faces a 19 December deadline to release all files related the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

The habeas petition by Ghislaine Maxwell comes two day before a deadline for the Department of Justice to release files about Jeffrey Epstein.

Maxwell, a former British socialite and Epstein accomplice, says sex trafficking conviction a 'miscarriage of justice'.