You know brother Flipper, when we join the organization we agree that the body of elders has authority. And if we are accused of a sin we have to cooperate with the elders as they have been appointed by Jehovah's holy spirit to take care of it. We show humility by cooperating.
This is exactly the catch22 that hampered my appeal. I was afraid that if I told the appeal committee the truth about their incompetence, their lies, their game playing and their deviation from proper procedure, that I'd be perceived negatively. Instead I showed "humility" and respect for the elders.
I'd suggest that everyone who is DFd who wants to be reinstated should appeal. At the very least it sends a message that what has been done is wrong and that you are not going to just accept it. But it's like Flipper says - it's a chess game.