10:37 AM PT -- Jonathan Majors' attorney Priya Chaudhry tells TMZ ... "Jonathan feels disappointed by the outcome of the motion, yet he upholds respect for the process. He continues to draw strength from his friends, fans, family, and dogs, harnessing his art and creativity."

She concluded, "As he eagerly anticipates closing this chapter, he looks forward to redirecting his time and energy fully toward his family and his art."

Jonathan Majors wanted a judge to let him off the hook in his criminal case -- but the court just denied his request ... which means the conviction stands, and he'll be sentenced.

The actor's recent motion to have the guilty verdict set aside was rejected Wednesday in New York -- and that's bad news for him ... because it indicates that a looming sentencing date that's coming up next week will, in fact, go forward.

As we reported ... Majors' legal team filed to have the charges tossed, making a few different arguments as the basis for their position -- namely, they felt that the charges he was ultimately convicted of were unfairly assigned at the end of the trial.

You'll recall ... we'd been told that Majors' lawyers believed that the prosecution had been trying to convince the jury of an alleged assault Grace Jabbari claimed happened inside of their vehicle that night ... but when push came to shove, Jonathan was ultimately convicted on what had happened outside of the car. Specifically, him putting her back inside the SUV.

Our sources told us that his team feels when prosecutors realized they weren't able to convince the jury of what allegedly happened in the car, they then pivoted and instructed the jury to focus on the "reckless" assault they claimed happened outside of it.

That's what Majors was ultimately convicted of ... one count of assault, and one count of harassment. While his team felt those charges weren't justified, a judge just said they were.

Now, Majors will be sentenced on April 8. He's facing up to one year behind bars worst case scenario -- that, or probation ... depending on what the judge decides.

We've reached out to his team ... so far, no word back.