Drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted to a helicopter at Mexico City's airport on January 8, 2016 following his recapture during an intense military operation in Los Mochis, Sinaloa state. AFP PHOTO | ALFREDO ESTRELLA
The Mexican government has said the Sinaloa drug cartel leader could be extradited to the United States by January or February.
Guzman is facing two extradition bids, one in California for drug distribution and another in Texas on charges that include murder and money laundering.
Approving the extradition in May, the foreign ministry said in a statement that the US government had given "enough guarantees that the death penalty will not be applied."
The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman filed an appeal on Tuesday to prevent his extradition to the United States, which the government hopes to carry out in early 2017.
His lawyer Andres Granados dropped off the documents at a court in Mexico City, which will hand them over to a "college" of appellate judges.
