Australian Andrew Chan has asked supporters to pray the Indonesian president will have a change of heart and spare his life and that of his fellow Bali Nine death row inmate, Myuran Sukumaran.
Indonesia's attorney-general has announced six prisoners will be executed on Sunday, one Indonesian and five foreigners, all of them drug offenders.
All had their pleas for presidential clemency rejected on the same day last month as Sukumaran, one of the ringleaders in a 2005 heroin trafficking plot.
Chan has not been notified officially that his clemency bid has been turned down and Attorney-General HM Prasetyo says until it's issued, Sukumaran's execution is on hold.
The two will be dealt with together, he said.
"When a crime is committed by more than one person, the execution must be conducted at the same time," Mr Prasetyo said in Jakarta.
"So Myuran will wait for his turn."
Through a Facebook page managed by his family and friends, Chan said it was difficult news to hear.
"Today has been one of the hardest days hearing that there are six human beings going to be executed within the next few days in Indonesia," he wrote.
"Myu and I are both trying to stay strong for our family and friends at this difficult time.
"It is hard to think that our lives are in the hands of two men - Tony Abbott and Joko Widodo - who have the power to grant life and death.
"Please pray for a change of heart for these men and for our families."
The Australians' names are on a list of 20 prisoners expected to be next in line for the firing squad, in line with President Joko's stance on drug offenders.
Indonesia's foreign ministry says it has responded to a letter from Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop concerning the pair's plight.
In reply, Indonesia reiterated its president's serious concern about drugs and noted the Australians had exhausted all procedural rights, a spokesman said.
Amnesty International spokesman Rupert Abbott said Mr Joko came to power last year with promises to better respect human rights.
Now Indonesia was taking a retrograde step, he said.
"Tackling rising crime rates is a legitimate goal of President Widodo's administration, but the death penalty is not the answer, and does not work as a deterrent to crime," he said.
Mr Joko last year announced he would not grant clemency to drug offenders on death row, who number at least 64.
SIX TO FACE FIRING SQUAD ON SUNDAY:
Rani Andriani alias Melisa Aprilia (Indonesian)
Daniel Enemuo (Nigerian)
Ang Kim Soei (Dutch but described by Indonesia as of unclear citizenship)
Tran Thi Bich Hanh (Vietnamese)
Namaona Denis (Nigerian)
Marco Archer Cardoso Moreira (Brazilian)
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