WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange heads back to court on Wednesday for the first time in 2012 as he continues to battle extradition to Stockholm where he is wanted for questioning over alleged sex crimes.
Since his last court appearance in December, the 40-year-old Australian has moved house and announced plans for a television career, as his legal battle against Swedish authorities entered its 14th month.
On Wednesday Assange will face a panel of seven judges at the UK Supreme Court, the start of a two-day hearing.
Last February a district judge ordered he be extradited to Sweden after hearing several days of evidence.
The Queenslander then took his case to the High Court, where a judge also ruled Assange should be extradited. On appeal in the same court, two judges found that he should go to Stockholm, but granted him the chance to take his case to the Supreme Court.
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Arrested on December 7, 2010, Assange has lived under house arrest at the English country home of a supporter for almost 12 months.
In mid-December he relocated to another rural property in England, where under the terms of his bail, he is still required to wear an electronic tracking device and report daily to police.
The whistle-blowing website chief denies allegations that in August 2010, while visiting Stockholm, he sexually assaulted two women.
Swedish authorities want Assange in Stockholm for questioning over the claims, but defence lawyers say the move is part of a larger plan to get him to the US where authorities are investigating the actions of WikiLeaks.
In recent news, Assange has launched plans to host a television talk show, to be broadcast by a Kremlin-funded, English-language Russian network.
The series of 10 interviews - with guests whose identities are yet to be disclosed - will be filmed in Britain.
