A drug trafficker jailed over what was once the world's largest ecstasy seizure has again been denied appeal bail, with the judges calling out his "leisurely" approach to challenging his conviction.
John Higgs is one of several people appealing while serving significant prison sentences over the 2007 import of 15 million ecstasy pills in tomato tins.
The 4.4 tonne shipment from Italy to Melbourne by prominent figures in the underworld was uncovered in part because of information provided to authorities by gangland barrister turned Victoria Police informant Nicola Gobbo.
