NASHVILLLE, Tenn. -- In a court hearing on Thursday, Perry March hoped to prove to the court that he is a pauper and that the state should pay for his appeals.

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March claims he is too poor to afford his appeals.

Usually the state does not challenge someone when they say they do not have any money, but that is not the case with March.

The state is now trying to prove that March is lying about his financial situation.

District Attorney Tom Thurman has hours of secretly taped jailhouse conversations between March and his wife Carmen that he said proves March is hiding money.

An excerpt of the conversation was presented at Thursday’s court hearing:

Perry March: There's some real positives … how do I put this … about our family's finances ... you understand?

Carmen: OK

March: You'll be very happy when I talk to you about this.

Carmen March: Why will I be really happy?

March: "Because it will take a lot of pressure off of you. You are going to have a lot more."

March countered at Thursday’s hearing by asking for every recording of every conversation that was recorded by the state. This includes dozens of hours of transcripts.

The state believes their taped conversations suggest Perry March has real estate in Mexico and perhaps secret off-shore bank accounts.

Judge Steve Dozier did not rule on March’s request but did suggest that this situation was dragging on too long.

The Levine family believes it will drag on much longer.

“He is going to try for the next 30 to 50 years to stay in our lives, to torture us through lawsuits. And I think all of us want to not think about him and never say his name again. I look forward to that,” said Janet March’s brother Mark Levine.

March also wants a new trial based on a confession by a convict named Barry Armistead. The inmate has made three very different confessions about the murder of Janet March.

Dozier is expected to rule on that request when he rules on the issue of March’s finances.