Kim Dotcom is scheduled to appear at the Auckland High Court in Auckland today, appealing the North Shore District Court’s January 25 decision to deny him bail. NBR's Jock Anderson is in the courtroom.

The file-sharing kingpin's extraction hearing will begin February 22

In other developments, co-accused Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato, granted bail on Jan 26 but still held in remand, are set to spend another week in jail following “technical difficulties” accessing the property where they will spend their electronic bail

Co-accused Mathias Ortmann’s bail application is due to be heard in the Manukau district court next Tuesday.