Romell Broom's attorney Tim Sweeney filed an application Friday asking the court to review an earlier decision that prohibited Broom from joining an ongoing federal lawsuit against Ohio's lethal injection procedure.

Gov. Ted Strickland stopped Broom's execution after executioners tried unsuccessfully for two hours to find a usable vein. Broom told his attorneys he was pricked as many as 18 times.

Strickland's decision to stop the execution and grant a one-week reprieve appeared to be unprecedented since capital punishment was declared constitutional and the nation resumed executions in the 1970s. Inmates in several states have experienced delays with the injection of lethal chemicals, but those executions always proceeded the same day.

Lawyers plan to file state and federal lawsuits Friday arguing a second execution attempt would violate Broom's civil rights. Broom was convicted in the 1984 rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl.