Earlier this week, the Western Cape High Court dismissed another one of Rohde's attempts to appeal his conviction, in particular, the extension of his bail.
The Supreme Court has already reduced his 20-year sentence to 15 years for Susan Rohde’s murder in Stellenbosch in 2016.
The former property executive's application to have bail extended pending a Constitutional Court appeal was on Thursday dismissed in the Western Cape High Court.
The Western Cape High Court will deliver judgment on whether the former property mogul's bail will be extended, pending an application for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court.
Rohde has asked the court to extend his bail pending his application for leave to appeal to the highest court in the land.
He's asked the Western Cape High Court to extend his bail pending another appeal in the Constitutional Court and a ruling on Thursday's bail hearing will be handed down next week.
He was initially handed a 20-jail term for the murder of Susan Rohde at a Stellenbosch hotel in 2016 but was granted bail pending an appeal.
Former real estate executive Jason Rohde strangled his wife Susan Rohde in their room at a Stellenbosch wine farm in 2016 and tampered with the crime scene to make it appear as if she'd committed suicide.
In August, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) heard Rohde's challenge to his conviction and effective 20-year sentence for the murder of his wife, Susan, in Stellenbosch back in 2016.
His legal team is now scrambling to get him out of custody as soon as possible following the SCA’s decision to release him on R200,000 bail on Wednesday.
Rohde's serving an effective 20-year jail term for killing his wife Susan and then tampering with the crime scene to make it look like she committed suicide.
Jason Rohde's legal team filed an application earlier today for leave to appeal Thurday's bail dismissal by the Western Cape High Court.
On Thursday, the Western Cape High Court dismissed Rohde's bail application which he was hoping to get pending an SCA application to have his conviction and sentence overturned.
Rohde was hoping to be freed from Drakenstein prison, pending the outcome of his appeal but his bail application failed on Thursday.
Rohde was hoping to be granted bail while he waited for his appeal against his conviction and sentence to be heard.
Rohde, who's serving his jail sentence at the Drakenstein Prison, wanted to be released after he was granted leave to appeal by the Supreme Court of Appeal last month.
Rohde, who's serving his jail sentence at the Drakenstein Prison, wants to be released after he was granted leave to appeal by the Supreme Court of Appeal last month.
Rohde was handed a 20-year sentence in February this year after the Western Cape High Court found he had strangled her and then staged the murder scene to make it look like she had committed suicide.
