Pretoria - Shrien Dewani is today expected to appeal his extradition to South Africa to face charges of murdering his wife while on honeymoon in Cape Town last year.
According to media reports, Dewani is not expected to attend the hearing in the High Court in London.
In August, Belmarsh District Court Chief Magistrate Howard Riddle turned down Dewani's plea to stay in the UK, saying he had complete confidence in the South African justice system. Home Secretary Theresa May signed an order approving the extradition in September.
Dewani's lawyers have claimed he will not get a fair trial in South Africa.
South African authorities have requested that he be brought back to South Africa to stand trial on charges related to Anni Dewani's murder.
In November, Dewani claimed the couple was hijacked while driving through Khayelitsha and that he was forced out of the vehicle. Anni's body was found in the abandoned vehicle the next day. She had been shot.
Dewani returned to the UK shortly after his wife's death and was arrested thereafter.
Zola Tongo, the man who chauffeured the couple, claimed in court that Dewani gave him R15 000 as payment to kill Anni.
Tongo was sentenced to an effective 18 years imprisonment for his role in the crime.
Dewani is apparently suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder.
