As the executions of Bali Nine masterminds Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukuraman loom , fellow convicted drug smuggler Martin Stephens loses hope for a second chance at life . Stephens was one of the nine Australians who were imprisoned in Indonesia after trying to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin from Bali to Australia . The 39-year-old has been sentenced to life and was moved from Kerobokan prison to Malang in East Java . Scroll down for video . Martin Stephens has penned a letter begging Indonesian president Joko Widodo to spare the lives of Bali Nine duo . The married inmate has penned a letter to The Australian and says Indonesian president Joko Widodo has given drug offenders like himself no hope of living a normal life . Mr Widodo 's hardline on narcotics has Stephens fearing 'it would be better if they took me out the back and put a bullet in the back of my head ' if he had no chance of reducing his sentence . 'It is more human to just take me out the back and shoot me like Andrew and Myuran , ' Stephens said . 'Is n't 20 years a bad enough penalty ? But life means no hope . It means I will die in prison . Can you imagine having to live like that ? ' Stephens says the impending executions of Chan and Sukuraman makes him lose hope that he will never leave prison . The married inmate fears he will die in prison and never know what it would be like to live with his wife . Stephens has a good reason to want his life sentence reduced like Renae Lawrence , who is eligible for parole next year . In 2011 , Stephens married Christine Puspayanti - a Javanese woman - who he met for the first time while at Kerobokan prison . She was visiting with a church group while Stephens was serving out his sentence in the Bali jail . Stephens also shares how he has forgiven Chan for his hand in getting him involved in the plot , but would never forget where the blame lay . Ms Puspayanti - who has a daughter from a previous relationship - said she was lonely without her husband at home with her . 'My daughter and I would at least like to know when Martin might come home , ' she told News Corp . In 2011 , Stephens ( pictured in 2006 ) married Javanese woman Christine Puspayanti who has a daughter from a previous marriage . It comes after the Governor of Jakarta urged Mr Widodo to reconsider his stance on the death penalty . Mr Widodo 's close ally , Basuki Tjahaja Purnama , said he believed drug smugglers who have reformed themselves in prison , like Chan and Sukuraman , should be handed a life sentence instead of death . 'If from inside [ jail ] they 're still controlling drugs , then execute them immediately that day , ' 9News reported Mr Tjahaja Purnama as saying . 'But if people want to change , give them a chance to live . 'Maybe he can make other people more aware instead of punishing him with death . '
Martin Stephens is one of the Bali Nine who tried to smuggle 8.3 kilograms of heroin . He was sentenced to life in prison and is serving out his time in East Java . In 2011 , he was married in prison to Javanese woman Christine Puspayanti . Stephens says he hopes to lead a normal life outside of prison with his wife . Executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukuraman has that hope fading .