I honestly don't think he's following his own case. I mean, he didn't even show up in court outside of the meditation and didn't know the amount of damages he wanted.
Maybe that's the reason these appeals were rushed out. Vic might just be sleeping through the whole thing, and he only thing that will wake him up to reality would be sanctions. If Vic's attorney waited until sanctions to file the appeal, Vic might've hit he eject button once finally realizing the shit he's in.