IRON MOUNTAIN — A Bark River man convicted in the near-fatal beating of his ex-wife in August 2022 will not get a new trial, the Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled, according to Iron Mountain Daily News reporting.

The appeals court March 11 affirmed decisions the lower court had made on several challenges Lloyd Jarvi raised over his trial, including his representation at trial, a motion to dismiss and his wanting to suppress a recording with police.

A jury convicted Jarvi in October 2023 of assault with the intent to murder, first degree home invasion and unlawful driving away of a motor vehicle. He was sentenced a month later, at age 62, to at least 35 years in prison before he is eligible for parole.

Authorities said Jarvi, facing a court order to pay his ex-wife as part of the divorce settlement, entered Marianne Jarvi’s Breitung Township home Aug. 2, 2022, while she was sleeping and repeatedly stuck her in the head, face and body with a wooden handle from a sledgehammer or axe. He then took his ex-wife’s cash and vehicle and fled to Wisconsin, where he was arrested.

Marianne Jarvi had numerous injuries, including six skull fractures, bleeding in the brain, life-threatening hemorrhaging and bleeding in the liver.

In his appeal, Lloyd Jarvi claimed his defense counsel was ineffective because his attorney improperly conceded he had assaulted his ex-wife while arguing he did not intend to murder her. He also faulted the trial judge for not ruling more quickly on his motion to dismiss.