<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A prominent white nationalist has not been allowed outside since before </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/christmas" rel="" target="" title="Christmas"><span>Christmas</span></a><span> after being segregated in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/prison" rel="" target="" title="prison"><span>prison</span></a><span> due to his alleged </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/politics" rel="" target="" title="political"><span>political</span></a><span> affiliations, a court has been told.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Joel Davis, 31, has been in custody on remand since his arrest in November for allegedly calling for the "rhetorical rape" of independent Wentworth MP Allegra Spender. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The parliamentarian had condemned the since-disbanded National Socialist Network for holding a police-authorised rally outside the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/nsw-politics" rel="" target="" title="NSW parliament"><span>NSW parliament</span></a><span> in November.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-2-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/042b435f-0673-4c9e-b6a1-c6e0c193210b" target="_blank"><strong><span>Iran says Trump's ceasefire remarks are 'false and baseless'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Davis - a key </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> ally of the network's leader Thomas Sewell - claims he was using a "philosophical term of art" in the post, but prosecutors allege it encouraged hate and abuse towards Spender. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After three unsuccessful attempts at being granted bail, the 31-year-old escalated the fight to the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span> Supreme </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="Court"><span>Court</span></a><span> on Thursday. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He has been kept in segregation in jail because of his suspected political affiliations and has not been outside since December 24, according to documents tendered to the court. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/joel-davis-neonazi-kicks-up-stink-over-prison-showers-cell-time/bce20564-c7e6-47b5-a1c5-ac1b697d502f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The former mouthpiece has gone as long as four days without showering because he only leaves his cell when escorted to wash, the documents state.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Those are unusual conditions in custody that most inmates are not experiencing," Justice Natalie Adams noted. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Davis has not yet entered pleas to the charge of using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Delays in the legal system mean he is likely to spend months - if not another year - in similar conditions if he is not granted bail, his barrister Sebastian De Brennan argued.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prosecutor Laura Goodwin conceded the 31-year-old has experienced hardship over and above what he might have been expected to endure while in custody. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But she argued he should not be released into the community because he might commit serious offences or endanger the safety of individuals or the community. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The alleged conduct has the capacity to incite others to affect the applicant's desires," Goodwin said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/richard-marles-defends-anthony-albanese-national-address/99f31161-ce4c-475f-989e-508423cf6489" target="_blank"><strong><span>Marles defends PM's no-news national address</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Some of the messages contain references to actual desires to beat or to otherwise attack, particularly including to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/rape" rel="" target="" title="rape"><span>rape</span></a><span> certain individuals without the qualifier of 'rhetorical'."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The messages might be reviled or seen as extremely unpalatable, but their criminality was contested, De Brennan told the court. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Davis has denied having a violent mindset and is willing to engage in positive change, he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An expert report noted that while the 31-year-old still holds the controversial views expressed online, he has reflected on the best ways to communicate and was on the "precipice of change".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The network was deregistered in January, thereby removing his platform for sharing those views, the court was told.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The major consideration for granting bail is what conditions would ensure he doesn't repeat his behaviour, given that he still holds the views, even if he has shown insight into his past approach, Justice Adams said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The central hurdle to overcome in this case is that when someone has rigid views, it's hard to modify one's behaviour overnight," she said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Davis would undertake not to post, appear, or comment publicly on social media, including under aliases or anonymously, amid a suite of strict bail conditions, De Brennan told the court. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Justice Adams was expected to hand down her decision this afternoon. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>