Lawyers for Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan have stressed their respect for Indonesia's sovereignty but say the fight to save them from the firing squad is about humanity, which crosses all borders.
President Joko Widodo, who wants the executions of all death row drug offenders, says no intervention will stop Chan, Sukumaran and other foreigners facing the firing squad.
"It's our sovereign law, our political sovereignty," he told reporters on Tuesday.
Barrister for the Bali Nine pair, Julian McMahon, says he has a deep respect for Indonesia's sovereignty.
"This case is not about us Australians, or Australian lawyers, or people in the team, attacking or undermining Indonesia's sovereignty or attacking or undermining Indonesia's legal system," he told reporters on Wednesday.
"This case really is about humanity.
"Humanity crosses borders, humanity is not constrained by sovereignty."
Mr McMahon pleaded for Mr Joko to look at the merits of Chan and Sukumaran's case, without the distractions of arguments about sovereignty and exercising power.
Jakarta reacted hotly last week when Prime Minister Tony Abbott suggested it was time for Indonesia to reciprocate the generosity Australians showed after the tsunami.
Indonesian anger was still resonating on Wednesday when about 30 protesters from an Islamic youth group gathered outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta.
Their signs read: "Recall the Indonesian ambassador," "Abbott loves druggies. We hate druggies" and "Mr Abbott take care with your mouth".
The group chanted "Druggies death penalty, Tony Abbott go to hell", and an actor with an Abbott mask was paraded behind bars, pulled on a leash by a man wearing a Joko mask.
Back at Kerobokan jail on Wednesday, Chan and Sukumaran were briefed on plans to appeal their latest failed legal challenge.
Lawyer Todung Mulya Lubis said while legal proceedings continued, there was still hope.
"I think we are talking about two weeks to file the challenge and then another hearing," he told reporters.
An administrative court in Jakarta on Tuesday determined it wasn't authorised to examine the case that President Joko Widodo didn't follow due process when he rejected clemency for the Bali Nine drug smugglers without considering their circumstances.
Ten years after their heroin trafficking attempt, Chan and Sukumaran are fluent in Indonesian, and help rehabilitate Indonesian prisoners in Kerobokan jail.
Mr Lubis hopes there will be no rush to execute them until these issues are canvassed.
"I've never heard anything from the attorney-general but everyone in this country should respect the legal process, including the attorney-general," he said.
Chan and Sukumaran were to be transferred from their Bali jail cells to Nusakambangan penal island last week, but it was found to have inadequate isolation cells.
Construction of the cells is now at an advanced stage and the Indonesian military has made plans to secure the transfer of the men from Bali to central Java.
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