I've tried to get through to him in the past. Another example is snow/'Aga burns'. We can spend many a happy hour poring over all sorts of nonsense here but the CCRC/CoA are only interested in very narrow aspects of the case and anything outside is a complete non-starter.
I totally agree it's a none starter.
The only reason I give JB himself personally Lee way is because he's the one doing time and has been for almost 40 years. Any modicum of light at the end of the tunnel, whether it be newspaper article, polygraph, etc etc will spur JB on in his plight and maybe give him a personal boost. As said he is a prisoner, and it is his life.
In regards to his CT, legal team, or whoever sanctioned the Boyce experiment, absolute madness. I share your opinion in that it won't overturn the conviction. It is fundamentally a complete waste of time.
JB being sold the idea has no massive bearing in detriment to him, he's spent 39 years in jail come September 40 for a crime he says he didn't commit. Any deemed positive he will only naturally use to his perceived advantage.