Sean 'Diddy' Combs is set to appeal his conviction and prison sentence over charges of transportation for the purposes of prostitution

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is set to appeal his conviction and prison sentence.

The 55-year-old rapper is facing 50 months in prison for two charges of transportation for the purposes of prostitution, having been acquitted for sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

Now, two weeks after sentencing, his legal team has submitted a two-page 'notice of appeal' form to the Federal District Court in New York.

Further details of the appeal will be filed with the court at a later date.

Combs was found guilty in July, and after sentencing his attorney Marc Agnifilo accused Judge Arun Subramanian of having "second guessed" the jury.

He told reporters: "What we feel happened today was that the judge acted as a 13th juror, and that he second guessed the jury."

And he added: "We think that's just absolutely inconsistent with the jury's verdict.

"The jury's verdict was resoundingly clear. There was no sex trafficking, there was no racketeering, everything was consensual, everything was adult, which is why he was convicted only of the prostitution offense."