“You accuse Leeds Crown Court, where you were sentenced, of having been racist towards you. There is no basis whatever for that allegation. You should not have put it forward. Apart from that improper complaint, you simply assert that you received a much longer sentence than you should have received. However, HHJ Bayliss KC assessed your case carefully, by reference to its factual circumstances and the Sentencing Guideline that applies to arson offences. Every element of the learned Judge’s assessment was fully justified by the facts of the case, and reasonable. There is no reasonable argument that any of it was wrong; in fact, I agree with all of it. The only difficult question in your case was whether you will be sufficiently dangerous for a longer period than it is possible sensibly to predict, so that a life sentence was required. HHJ Bayliss KC considered that an extended sentence with a 12-year custodial term should be enough to manage the risk you pose and protect the public. That was a favourable decision to you, I do not think it would have been unreasonable to conclude that a life sentence was required. There is no arguable error in your sentence. It is not much longer than it should have been. It is not arguably longer than it needed to be. It is certainly not manifestly excessive. Your application for leave to appeal is therefore refused.”