The SQL parser thinks that a backslash followed by a backtick is an escaped backtick. This is not true, there is no such escape sequence, so the SQL parser should treat this sequence literally.
Please see attached screenshot for an example of where this problem manifests itself.
Illustration of the problem
Please find proposed solution here:
https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3323105&group_id=23067&atid=377410
This bug was fixed in repository and will be part of a future release; thanks for reporting.