Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and convicted accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to review her 2021 sex trafficking conviction. Her legal team filed the petition on Monday, arguing that the federal government must honor a 2007 non-prosecution agreement made with Epstein, which they say should have extended protection to Maxwell as well, according to Fox News Digital.

Maxwell’s attorneys contend that the government’s interpretation of the agreement is flawed, accusing prosecutors of twisting its plain meaning. “Promising ‘not to prosecute’ somehow meant preserving the right to prosecute. That is not contract interpretation; it is alchemy,” the filing states. Prosecutors argue the agreement applied only within Florida, while Maxwell’s case was prosecuted in New York, making the agreement irrelevant. However, Maxwell’s defense insists there were no geographic limits or exceptions in the agreement and that she is a third-party beneficiary entitled to enforce it.

The petition is the first step in Maxwell’s effort to overturn her conviction, which resulted in a 20-year federal prison sentence for working with Epstein to abuse young girls. Her attorney, David Markus, said, “Our government made a deal, and it must honor it,” appealing to both the Supreme Court and President Trump to correct what they see as a profound injustice.

President Trump recently said he has not yet considered pardoning or commuting Maxwell’s sentence but did not rule out the possibility, calling it “very sensitive” when asked about clemency.

The details of recent meetings between Maxwell and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche remain undisclosed.