A rapist who attacked two women has failed in his bid to have a potentially lifelong jail sentence reduced – after claiming he was no longer dangerous.

Samir Daya, 25, was jailed indefinitely for public protection, in February last year.

Daya of Cheddington, Shoebury, was found guilty of four charges of rape against two women, at Basildon Crown Court in December 2008.

He was told he would serve a minimum of almost seven years before he could even ask the Parole Board to consider his case.

Yesterday, at London’s Criminal Appeal Court, his legal team argued the open-ended sentence and minimum jail term were both “manifestly excessive”.

However, a panel of judges rejected his appeal, agreeing Daya had been rightly classified as a dangerous offender.

Lord Justice Pitchford, sitting alongside Mrs Justice Rafferty and Judge Clement Goldstone QC, said the minimum term was also “entirely appropriate in the circumstances”.

The court heard Daya attacked the first woman in the bathroom of her Southend home in 2007, after hooking up with her online.

A month later, he persuaded another woman to come to his home.

Daya became violent once they were alone, and while raping her, he also punched her, bit her on the face and threatened to hit her with a sports trophy.

Yesterday’s hearing also saw Daya appeal unsuccessfully against his convictions. His legal team argued fresh evidence from Daya’s father should have been put before the jury.

This was said to support Daya’s assertion one of his victims had consented to sex. His team also claimed the judge’s summing up had affected the fairness of the verdict.

Daya was not in court for the hearing.