Jock Palfreeman to learn fate two weeks earlier than scheduled

Australian man Jock Palfreeman should learn the outcome of his parole review sooner than expected after Bulgaria's highest court brought his case forward.

Jock Palfreeman being interviewed by Australian Story during his stay in prison. Source: ABC TV

Australian Jock Palfreeman's case in Bulgaria's highest court is expected to be heard two weeks earlier than scheduled.

The Supreme Court of Cassation had been due to review the 32-year-old's parole on October 23 but the court has announced the case will now go ahead on October 7, the ABC reports.

"Due to to the extraordinary public interest in the trial and due to the information that Jock Palfreeman, who has been granted parole, cannot move freely because of the upcoming decision to be made by the Supreme Court of Cassation, I find that we should allow the opportunity to hear the case sooner," the Supreme Court of Cassation's deputy head said in a statement.

Palfreeman, of Sydney, was sentenced to 20 years' jail in 2009 for the fatal stabbing of law student Andrei Monov during a brawl in 2007.

He was granted parole by Bulgarian authorities last month after serving more than 11 years behind bars.

Jock Palfreeman arriving to court in 2010. Source: AAP

His release was met with outrage in Bulgaria and prompted the country's prosecutor-general to lodge an extraordinary petition to suspend Palfreeman's parole and review the ruling from the Court of Appeals.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has previously said Australia is directly engaging with the Bulgarian government on the issue.