Australia - Julian Assange's lawyer says he is confident of obtaining bail for the founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks.
The 39-year-old Australian was granted bail earlier this week on condition he provides guarantees of £240,000.
But he has remained in Wandsworth prison after prosecutors appealed against giving him bail.
Mr Assange is fighting extradition to Sweden where he faces sex allegations involving two women, which he denies.
Some reports suggested it was Swedish prosecutors who objected to the granting of bail but Sweden's Director of Prosecution, Marianne Ny, said: "The decision was appealed by the British prosecutor. Sweden has no opinion on this and will not intervene with a case handled by the British authorities."
His lawyer Mark Stephens said: "We are hopeful, but of course it is a matter entirely for the judge.
"He will hear everything afresh and it is a matter for his decision and his decision alone."
He confirmed the bail money - needed in cash - was likely to be ready in time for the hearing.
"Julian's supporters have come through for him so we look like we're on target, but we can't give certainty until the banks have opened," he told the BBC.
