The 6 basic steps of appeal are the following:
1. The filing phase-- Filing the notice of appeal.
2. The transferring of the trial court's record right to the appellate court.
3. Filing the briefs
4. Presenting the oral arguments
5. The appellate judges deliberate who will prepare the written opinion
6. The judges then decide to uphold, reverse, modify, or remand their decision to the lower court.