Alleged murderer Chris Dawson is "anxious" to get out of jail but will have to spend at least the weekend behind bars after his bail documents were rejected by a Sydney court.
The 70-year-old, who detectives claim murdered his wife Lynette in Sydney in 1982, was granted bail on Monday.
Lawyer Greg Walsh visited Silverwater Correctional Complex on Friday morning and said the former rugby league player was "anxious" to get out and back to his family.
Mr Walsh initially told reporters outside he was hopeful Dawson would be released later in the afternoon.
Greg Walsh, the lawyer for accused murderer Chris Dawson arrives at Silverwater Correctional Centre in Sydney. Source: AAP
However AAP understands there was a complication with the land deed needed to meet the $1.5 million surety, with the court rejecting his bail documents on Friday afternoon.
Corrective Services NSW confirmed the accused would not be walking out of jail on Friday.
It's understood the paperwork can't be approved by the court over the weekend which means Dawson will likely have to wait until Christmas Eve to be released.
The delay in Dawson making bail has been caused, in part, by the need to have his Sunshine Coast home valued.
His brother, Peter, has also put up his Sydney home as security to meet the strict bail conditions which require Dawson to surrender his passport and report daily to Queensland police.
Dawson intends pleading not guilty to killing his wife who was 33 when she disappeared from Sydney's northern beaches. Her body has never been found.
The case has become known around the world after being featured on The Australian newspaper's investigative podcast, The Teacher's Pet.
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