Melbourne man bun attacker who blinded victim loses bid to appeal

A drunken reveller who blinded a man during a night out in Melbourne after taking offence to his man bun has lost his bid to appeal.

Brent Moresco, 20, was ordered to spend three years in youth detention for the May 2017 assault but today lost an attempt to have the Court of Appeal reconsider the sentence.

Environmental scientist Elliott Harvey was blinded in one eye in the attack at Rubix Warehouse in Brunswick, in what Supreme Court Justice Christopher Beale described as "senseless violence by drunken young men".

Moresco's lawyer argued the sentence was not on par with the three-year prison sentence given to his co-accused.

Bradley Elmore-Jeffries, 22, was given a 21-month non-parole period.

Both pleaded guilty to recklessly causing serious injury over the assault, which occurred after snide remarks were made about Mr Harvey's car.

Mr Harvey also believed the pair took offence at his man bun, a hairstyle later sported in court by Moresco when he was sentenced.

Three Court of Appeal justices refused Moresco's appeal bid, saying the difference between Elmore-Jeffries' prison sentence and Moresco's youth justice centre order was "more than adequate" to account for their differing personal circumstances and other mitigating factors.