One of the two men jailed for the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence has lost a bid to challenge his conviction.

Three judges at the Court of Appeal in London yesterday rejected an application by David Norris.

He had made a renewed application seeking permission to appeal against his murder conviction.

Gary Dobson, the second man jailed for life for the murder, previously dropped his appeal.

Norris's appeal was thrown out by Lord Justice Leveson, Mr Justice Foskett and Mr Justice Hickinbottom.

Norris, now 36, was convicted at the Old Bailey in January 2012 and sentenced to a minimum of 14 years for his part in the attack by a gang on 18-year-old Mr Lawrence in Eltham, south-east London, in 1993.

His QC, Tim Owen, yesterday failed to persuade the judges to make an order for funding that would have allowed the defence team to obtain expert evidence on DNA transfer, which would have formed the main plank of a conviction challenge.

Lord Justice Leveson said the court was not prepared to adjourn the application for leave to appeal or to grant a "representation order" for further expert evidence to be obtained, with the reasons for the decision to be announced next week.