President-elect Donald Trump asked a judge Monday to stop the sentencing for his New York hush money case that was scheduled for later this week while he appeals the upheld verdict.

“By virtue of President Trump’s filing of appellate proceedings raising his claims of Presidential immunity, all proceedings in this court are automatically stayed by operation of federal constitutional law,” the court filing reads. “In the alternative, even if such a stay were discretionary, the Court should grant such a stay.”

The filing states that the court “should vacate the sentencing hearing” and “suspend all further deadlines in the case until President Trump’s immunity appeals are fully and finally resolved, which should result in a dismissal of this case, which should have never been brought in the first place.”

The sentencing hearing is currently scheduled for Friday. The filing requests that the court notify the parties by 2 p.m. Monday whether the sentencing will proceed on Friday.

New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan, who oversaw the hush money trial, said in a written decision last week that Mr. Trump will be sentenced without jail time, a fine or probation, called an unconditional discharge. The president-elect could virtually appear for the sentencing.

Mr. Trump had requested the case be thrown out all together on the grounds of presidential immunity, but Judge Merchan rejected the request.

Mr. Trump was convicted in late May on 34 counts of falsifying business records in relation to hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.

The hush money payments were made to Ms. Daniels through his then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen. The case focused on how the reimbursement payments to Mr. Cohen were concealed.

“To dismiss the indictment and set aside the jury verdict would not serve the concerns set forth by the Supreme Court in its handful of cases addressing presidential immunity nor would it serve the rule of law,” Judge Merchan wrote in an 18-page ruling when announcing the sentencing date. “On the contrary, such decision would undermine the rule of law in immeasurable ways.”

He wrote that moving forward with the unconditional discharge “appears to be the most viable solution.”

Sentencing has already been delayed multiple times in the case and after he is sentenced, he can appeal the verdict.

Mr. Trump and his team have repeatedly railed against the case and the others that were brought against him.

“President Trump must be allowed to continue the presidential transition process and to execute the vital duties of the presidency, unobstructed by the remains of this or any remnants of the Witch Hunts,” Trump communications director Steven Cheung said after the sentencing date was released last week. “There should be no sentencing, and President Trump will continue fighting against these hoaxes until they are all dead.”

• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.