<p><br /> WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is still behind bars as his legal team prepares for another court battle to secure his release on bail.<br /> </p><p><br /> A judge decided to free the whistleblower after supporters agreed to post a £200,000 cash deposit. But in chaotic scenes the decision was overridden two hours later when Swedish authorities appealed.<br /> </p><p><br /> The appeal against bail for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will now be heard on Thursday, High Court officials said.<br /> </p><p><br /> The 39-year-old Australian is being held at Wandsworth prison in south-west London, in solitary confinement.<br /> </p><p><br /> He will appear at the High Court within two days where a more senior judge will consider the appeal and whether to overturn the bail decision.<br /> </p><p><br /> Speaking on the steps of City of Westminster Magistrates' Court, Assange's lawyer Mark Stephens attacked the Swedish authorities.<br /> </p><p><br /> He said: "They clearly will not spare any expense to keep Mr Assange in jail. This is really turning into a show trial."<br /> </p><p><br /> Assange is wanted in Sweden over claims he sexually assaulted two women during a visit to Stockholm in August.<br /> </p><p><br /> But his supporters claim the criminal inquiry and extradition request is unfair and politically motivated.<br /> </p><p><br /> The former computer hacker is behind the release of hundreds of United States diplomatic cables that have caused global uproar.<br /> </p><p><br /> Assange was denied bail at his first court appearance last week on the grounds he could flee the country.<br /> </p>
