Vic man-bun attacker loses appeal bid

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 his sentence.

Brent Moresco, 20, was ordered to spend three years in youth detention for the May 2017 assault, but on Tuesday lost a bid to have the Court of Appeal reconsider the sentence.

Environmental scientist Elliot Harvey was blinded in one eye in the attack at Rubix Warehouse in Brunswick, in what County Court Justice Christopher Ryan 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.