WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Zacarias Moussaoui, who was sentenced last week to life in prison, filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea on Monday and said he lied when he testified that he was meant to be part of the September 11 hijacking plot.

Moussaoui, 37, said in the affidavit filed with the motion that he had pleaded guilty to conspiracy in connection with the attacks against the advice of his lawyers because his understanding of the U.S. legal system was "completely flawed."

"Because I now see that it is possible that I can receive a fair trial, even with Americans as jurors and that I can have the opportunity to prove that I did not have any knowledge of and was not a member of the plot to hijack planes and crash them into buildings on September 11, 2001, I wish to withdraw my guilty plea and ask the court for a new trial to prove my innocence of the September 11 plot," he said in the affidavit.

Last week a jury of nine men and three women decided that Moussaoui, the only person charged in a U.S. court for the hijacked airliner attacks, should go to prison for life rather than be executed.

One of Moussaoui's court-appointed lawyers said the motion to withdraw the guilty plea was likely a "futile effort."

Moussaoui's lawyers -- who rarely speak to their client -- said in a footnote that they were aware of a federal rule that prohibits a defendant from withdrawing a guilty plea after a sentence is imposed. But they said they filed the motion anyway "given their problematic relationship with Moussaoui."
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Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on . Supermax! Can I change my plea? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Zacarias Moussaoui, who was sentenced last week to life in prison, filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea on Monday and said he lied when he testified that he was meant to be part of the September 11 hijacking plot. Moussaoui, 37, said in the affidavit filed with the motion that he had pleaded guilty to conspiracy in connection with the attacks against the advice of his lawyers because his understanding of the U.S. legal system was "completely flawed." "Because Rating: 5