Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle is due back in a Chicago courtroom May 20 for an appeals hearing.
Fogle is looking for a shorter sentence because an Indiana judge went over the 5-to-12.5 year sentencing range laid out in a plea agreement.
He's currently slated to serve more than 15 years.
Prosecutors say the sentence is warranted because Fogle's fantasies about underage kids were rooted in reality.
Lawyers for the state released more of Fogle’s text messages this week, where he allegedly seeks liaisons with children younger than the age of consent, including offering to pay more for younger kids.