rtokens: On Thursday , the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta denied his appeal in federal court .
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tokens: Mills was scheduled to die Wednesday but had his sentence temporarily postponed by the Florida Supreme Court .
ltokens: He spent Thursday with family members and his spiritual adviser , Morris said .