Actually all appeals must be exhausted and resolved against the accused before any label like that can stick.
The Deep State media does not care.
They are calling him a "convicted felon" anyway:
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-05-30/trump-trial-guilty-convicted-felon-column
https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-now-convicted-felon-rights/story?id=110725550/
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/trump-trial-verdict-jury/
https://time.com/6985067/donald-trump-felon-travel-guns-voting/
https://thehill.com/opinion/4700758-press-this-election-is-no-longer-about-trump-its-now-about-us/