A man found guilty of two underworld murders has abandoned an appeal against one of his convictions.
Evangelos Goussis had appealed his conviction for the 2004 murder of Lewis Caine whose body was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head in Melbourne's inner-north.
Goussis, 40, of Geelong, was found guilty of the murder in 2005 and sentenced to 20 years prison, with a minimum of 15 years.
A Court of Appeal hearing was scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
A Supreme Court spokeswoman today confirmed the appeal had been abandoned.
Goussis claimed he acted in self defence when Caine pulled a gun on him, but a jury rejected his argument.
His lawyer indicated immediately after he was convicted that he was considering an appeal.
The conviction came after a trial in which Caine's former partner, gangland lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson, refused to testify.
Ms Garde-Wilson was later convicted of contempt of court for her refusal to testify.
Goussis' second underworld murder conviction came in May when he was found guilty of the murder of Lewis Moran who was shot dead at the Brunswick Club in inner-Melbourne in March 2004.
Goussis is yet to be sentenced for that murder.
