var contentRepo = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<IContentRepository>();

contentRepo.Save(model, SaveAction.CheckIn,AccessLevel.NoAccess );

No matter what i try in the save action it will always publish. 

Are you sure you are not just looking at the earlier version in edit mode? Could you have a look at the version list gadget?

No the verision List gadget shows published. Also any time that we edit the content there is no option to publish it auto saves. This content is being saved as in the assest folder I am not sure that matters. Below is the content type. I am not sure if this is an auto save issue that causes the content to publish and not get put into the "ready to publish" status. Or if I need to set up an approval chain. 

    [ContentType(GUID = "E6758107-ACFB-499D-9731-C2FBBB9C1249", AvailableInEditMode = true)]
    public class Review : ContentData, IContent
    {
        public virtual string VariantCode { get; set; }

        public virtual string UserEmail { get; set; }

        [LocalizedRequired("/Reviews/Required/title")]
        public virtual double Rating { get; set; }

        [LocalizedRequired("/Reviews/Required/title")]
        public virtual string ReviewTitle { get; set; }

        [LocalizedRequired("/Reviews/Required/reviewText")]
        public virtual XhtmlString ReviewSummary { get; set; }

        public virtual ReviewStatus Status { get; set; }

        public virtual string ParentProductCode { get; set; }

        public virtual DateTime CreatedDateTime { get; set; }

        //IContent implementation
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public ContentReference ContentLink { get; set; }
        public ContentReference ParentLink { get; set; }
        public Guid ContentGuid { get; set; }
        public int ContentTypeID { get; set; }
        public bool IsDeleted { get; set; }
    }
}

Add Iversionable interface....

Need to implement this one 

http://world.episerver.com/documentation/class-library/?documentId=cms/7/aa941ae1-8d2d-6f69-907e-cc626e63230a

Helps to check out what interfaces episerver uses on pagedata 

http://world.episerver.com/documentation/class-library/?documentId=cms/7/b38e303b-a955-4dc6-4bd0-d954c4815ea2

If you need additional support for language versions etc...