AceShowbiz - "Tiger King" star Joe Exotic has opened up on life in jail and his hopes of freedom in a new letter, read out on the Josh Belcher Uncharted podcast.

The incarcerated former zookeeper, who found fame on Netflix docuseries "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness", sent the three-page letter to podcaster Josh Belcher, asking for it to be read on his show. Joe is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence after being convicted of plotting a murder-for-hire against Carole Baskin, among other charges, but is hopeful that U.S. leader Donald Trump will grant him a pardon and free him from jail.

In a letter dated 21 May - before rival Baskin was granted control of his G.W. Exotic Animal Memorial Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma - Joe states that "wrong has been done," adding, "Let's hope President Trump will... make this right and grant me a pardon."

He later alleges that "two Assistant U.S. Attorneys, two FBI agents and a federal wildlife agent all conspired to commit perjury" in evidence unseen by his jury.

Additionally, the star claims he is being abused in prison, insisting, "I have scars from the skin coming off of my arms from being strapped in a chair so tight and so long just for demanding answers."

Concluding the letter, he asks fans to "keep my story alive and be my voice," finishing, "And if you see Dillon (Passage) online, tell him his husband misses and loves him dearly and I'm coming home somehow."