Families of the victims of Quakers Hill nursing home killer Roger Dean have expressed anger at his bid to appeal against a life jail sentence. The arsonist was ordered in August 2013 to spend the rest of his life behinds bars after pleading guilty to 11 counts of murder and eight charges of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm The 39 year old opted not to appear in the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal today, either in person or on videolink, as his bid to reduce that term was heard before a panel of three justices.