A man who started a car fire to distract police while he robbed a bank has had his conviction upheld by a federal appeals court.

Defendant Sonny Desposito tried to win a reversal of his conviction, arguing he didn’t “use” fire to commit a felony. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said the car fire he started to provide cover for his robbery counts under the statute as it was “integral” to his scheme.