Former President Donald Trump’s legal team is furthering its efforts to oust Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from Trump’s Georgia election interference case. In a Monday court filing, the former president’s attorneys argued that Willis’s conduct surrounding the trial, particularly her relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade, are causes for removal.

The appeal comes after a lower court ruled Willis could stay on the case if Wade stepped down, which he did. However, Trump’s attorneys weren’t satisfied. They argued Willis has shown a conflict of interest with her actions and comments in interviews and on social media.

“Once the trial court found that a ‘significant appearance of impropriety infect[ed] the current structure of the prosecution team,’ the remedy was to disqualify each affected prosecutor and the entire DA’s office,” the attorneys wrote.

Trump attorney Steven Sadow said in a statement that he’s “optimistic” the Georgia Court of Appeals will disqualify Willis.

“The brief persuasively argues that the trial court should have dismissed the case and disqualified DA Willis for her forensic misconduct and the appearance of impropriety between her and former Special Assistant DA Wade, who was her lover and taxpayer-funded financial benefactor,” Sadow wrote. “We are optimistic that the Court will favorably decide the appeal in our favor.”

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The appeal could also serve as another step by the Trump team to delay the case, which has already been pushed back several months. The judge, Scott McAfee, has not set a date for a trial, and the case is not expected to begin until after the 2024 elections.

Wade recently appeared on The Daily Show, awkwardly listening and laughing in response to Marlon Wayans, who was playing a character, asking questions about Willis.