The phrase "appears to count" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when suggesting that something seems to have significance or value, but there is uncertainty about it.
Example: "In the context of our discussion, it appears to count as a valid argument, though further evidence is needed."
Alternatives: "seems to matter" or "looks to be significant".
This page, from Trump's course in Virginia, appears to count as 'charity' gifts given to visiting VIP Serena Williams.
Mr. Dowd's argument is part of a wider debate within the political community over whether such adjustments to a polling sample should be made if a random survey appears to count too many people of one party or the other.
This comedic point of view is unfortunately representative of much of the media when it comes to women, particularly, as in Miriam O'Reilly's case, older women, whose ability to do the job appears to count for nothing if a few wrinkles get in the way.
According to Microsoft, there were 200 million user accounts as of October, although that number appears to count those enrolled automatically in Passport as users of MSN Hotmail, Microsoft's e-mail service, or as subscribers to its MSN Internet access service who have chosen to personalize their content.
The report appears to count visits to the actual gaming sites as opposed to actual user numbers.
He appears to count as a pragmatist in the wider sense but not as a pragmatist in the narrow sense that requires acceptance of the pragmatist maxim.
Against the need to comply with the regulations, these appear to count for nothing.
But this appeared to count as revenue something that Groupon never earned.
One Carpenter commentary became a broadcasting classic, in part because Carpenter appeared to count Ali out.
Falling incomes, rather than tax cuts, appear to count for the greatest share of the decline in income taxes paid.
But those are also characteristics that can appear to count against him, almost as if it is too easy to leave him out.
