How to select and set focus a datagrid row programmatically using MVVM design pattern in WPF

I have a simple WPF application that has a data grid. What I want is to select and set focus data grid row once I click a button. When the row is selected, I need to change the selected (focused) row using keyboard up/down arrow keys. Most impotent thing is, I want to do this in MVVM design pattern. My application is as below.

My Item.cs class is as below:

public class Item
{
    public string ItemCode { get; set; }
    public string ItemName { get; set; }
    public double ItemPrice { get; set; }

    public Item(string itemCode, string itemName, double itemPrice)
    {
        this.ItemCode = itemCode;
        this.ItemName = itemName;
        this.ItemPrice = itemPrice;
    }
}

ItemViewModel.cs is as below:

public class ItemsViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
    private List<Item> _items;

    public List<Item> ItemsCollection
    {
        get { return this._items; }
        set
        {
            _items = value;
            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(ItemsCollection));
        }
    }

    public ItemsViewModel()
    {
        this.ItemsCollection = new List<Item>();
        //Add default items
        this.ItemsCollection.Add(new Item("I001", "Text Book", 10));
        this.ItemsCollection.Add(new Item("I002", "Pencil", 20));
        this.ItemsCollection.Add(new Item("I003", "Bag", 15));
    }

    public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

    protected virtual void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
    {
        if (this.PropertyChanged != null)
            this.PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
    }
}

MainWindowViewModel.cs as below:

public class MainWindowViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
    public ICommand SelectRow { get; private set; }

    public MainWindowViewModel()
    {
        this.SelectRow = new RelayCommand(this.SelectGridRow, o => true);
    }

    private void SelectGridRow(object param)
    {
        //TODO: Code should goes here
    }

    public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

    protected virtual void OnPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
    {
        if (this.PropertyChanged != null)
            this.PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
    }
}

I have written following RelayCommand.cs to handle the command binding

public class RelayCommand : ICommand
{
    #region Fields

    /// <summary>
    /// Encapsulated the execute action
    /// </summary>
    private Action<object> execute;

    /// <summary>
    /// Encapsulated the representation for the validation of the execute method
    /// </summary>
    private Predicate<object> canExecute;

    #endregion // Fields

    #region Constructors

    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of the RelayCommand class
    /// Creates a new command that can always execute.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="execute">The execution logic.</param>
    public RelayCommand(Action<object> execute)
        : this(execute, DefaultCanExecute)
    {
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of the RelayCommand class
    /// Creates a new command.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="execute">The execution logic.</param>
    /// <param name="canExecute">The execution status logic.</param>
    public RelayCommand(Action<object> execute, Predicate<object> canExecute)
    {
        if (execute == null)
        {
            throw new ArgumentNullException("execute");
        }

        if (canExecute == null)
        {
            throw new ArgumentNullException("canExecute");
        }

        this.execute = execute;
        this.canExecute = canExecute;
    }

    #endregion // Constructors

    #region ICommand Members

    /// <summary>
    /// An event to raise when the CanExecute value is changed
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// Any subscription to this event will automatically subscribe to both 
    /// the local OnCanExecuteChanged method AND
    /// the CommandManager RequerySuggested event
    /// </remarks>
    public event EventHandler CanExecuteChanged
    {
        add
        {
            CommandManager.RequerySuggested += value;
            this.CanExecuteChangedInternal += value;
        }

        remove
        {
            CommandManager.RequerySuggested -= value;
            this.CanExecuteChangedInternal -= value;
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// An event to allow the CanExecuteChanged event to be raised manually
    /// </summary>
    private event EventHandler CanExecuteChangedInternal;

    /// <summary>
    /// Defines if command can be executed
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="parameter">the parameter that represents the validation method</param>
    /// <returns>true if the command can be executed</returns>
    public bool CanExecute(object parameter)
    {
        return this.canExecute != null && this.canExecute(parameter);
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Execute the encapsulated command
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="parameter">the parameter that represents the execution method</param>
    public void Execute(object parameter)
    {
        this.execute(parameter);
    }

    #endregion // ICommand Members

    /// <summary>
    /// Raises the can execute changed.
    /// </summary>
    public void OnCanExecuteChanged()
    {
        EventHandler handler = this.CanExecuteChangedInternal;
        if (handler != null)
        {
            //DispatcherHelper.BeginInvokeOnUIThread(() => handler.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty));
            handler.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Destroys this instance.
    /// </summary>
    public void Destroy()
    {
        this.canExecute = _ => false;
        this.execute = _ => { return; };
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Defines if command can be executed (default behaviour)
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="parameter">The parameter.</param>
    /// <returns>Always true</returns>
    private static bool DefaultCanExecute(object parameter)
    {
        return true;
    }
}

I have a ItemView.xaml User control as below:

<UserControl x:Class="DataGrid_FocusRow.ItemView"
         xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
         xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
         xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" 
         xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" 
         xmlns:local="clr-namespace:DataGrid_FocusRow"
         mc:Ignorable="d" 
         d:DesignHeight="450" d:DesignWidth="800">
<Grid>
    <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical">
        <DataGrid x:Name="grdItems" ItemsSource="{Binding ItemsCollection}" AutoGenerateColumns="False" ColumnWidth="*">
            <DataGrid.Columns>
                <DataGridTextColumn Header="Item Code" Binding="{Binding ItemCode}" />
                <DataGridTextColumn Header="Item Name" Binding="{Binding ItemName}" />
                <DataGridTextColumn Header="Item Price" Binding="{Binding ItemPrice}" />
            </DataGrid.Columns>
        </DataGrid>
    </StackPanel>
</Grid></UserControl>

<Window x:Class="DataGrid_FocusRow.MainWindow"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
    xmlns:local="clr-namespace:DataGrid_FocusRow"
    mc:Ignorable="d"
    Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
<StackPanel>
    <local:ItemView/>

    <Button Command="{Binding SelectRow}">Select Row</Button>
</StackPanel></Window>

I've already tried by setting "SelectedIndex" and "SelectedItem". It selects the row in the data grid. But it does not set focus to the particular row. Because of that I cannot change the selection by UP/DOWN keys in my keyboard.