The WikiLeaks founder is appealing after District Judge Howard Riddle ruled in February his extradition to face sexual assault charges wouldn't breach his human rights.
The Australian former computer hacker says the claims made against him by two women have been politically motivated because of WikiLeaks' work in releasing thousands of sensitive documents.
Assange has claimed his greatest fear is eventual extradition to the United States.
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He remains on bail in the UK required to live on a friend's country estate in eastern England and observe a strict curfew.

