Zhitong Finance APP learned that Alphabet (GOOGL.US)'s Google requested the US Court of Appeals on Wednesday to overturn the jury's verdict and the judge's order, forcing it to modify its app store Google Play.

In its initial detailed argument submitted to the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, Google stated that the trial judge made legal errors, unfairly benefiting the plaintiff Epic Games, the manufacturer of 'Fortnite'.

Google stated in court documents that requesting a "thorough redesign" of Google Play and its Android mobile operating system would harm the interests of application developers and consumers.

Epic stated in a statement on Wednesday that Google's litigation reasons were 'defective', but the jury rejected this reason. Epic said: 'This baseless appeal by Google is a desperate attempt to avoid complying with the unanimous decision of the jury.'

Epic, in a lawsuit filed in 2020, accused Google of monopolizing the way consumers access applications on Android devices and the way they make in-app payment transactions. The company convinced a San Francisco jury last year that Google illegally stifled competition.

Based on the jury's findings, US District Judge James Donato ordered Google in October to allow users to download competing app stores in Google Play, provide these competitors with Google Play's app directory, and implement other reforms.

The order will bind Google for three years and is currently awaiting review by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Google told the appellate court on Wednesday that the jury should not hear Epic's lawsuit because the jury is trying to prohibit Google's behavior rather than seek damages. Google said Donato unfairly allowed Epic to tell jurors that Google and apple are not competitors in app distribution and in-app payments.

The document states that Donato's injunction was erroneous, affecting users and developers nationwide, not just Epic. Google said the order makes Donato a "central planner responsible for product design".

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said it will hear oral arguments on February 3 and is expected to rule later next year.