Chen Man (pictured) walks out of the prison in Hainan Province, China, after he was acquitted. 

HAIKOU, March 10 -- A man who spent 23 years in prison after he was wrongly found guilty of murder and arson is seeking 9.66 million yuan (about 1.48 million U.S. dollars) in compensation.

According to the application, which was shared with Xinhua on Thursday by the man's attorney, Chen Man, 53, filed his request with the Higher People's Court of Hainan Province in south China.

The demand includes 1.85 million yuan for deprivation of personal freedom, 3.71 million yuan for loss of work, three million yuan for psychological trauma, 1 million to cover legal costs, and 100,000 yuan for medical costs.

He also requested a public apology by the court to help him clear his name, Chen said.

An unnamed official with the court told Xinhua that they had yet to receive the application on Thursday morning. "When we receive it, we will handle it carefully in accordance with the laws," he said.

Chen Man was released last month from Meilan Prison in Hainan.

He was arrested at the end of 1992 and was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by Haikou Intermediate People's Court in November 1994.

The local procuratorate deemed the sentence "too light" and called for Chen to be executed. The request was rejected by Hainan Higher People's Court in 1999, beginning Chen's 16-year appeal ordeal.