One of the Waterkloof Four will on Monday launch an application in the Pretoria High Court in a desperate bid to have his bail extended.
Christoff Becker will know whether he will be off the hook - for now - from reporting to prison at the end of next week.
It is, however, unclear what route his friends - Frikkie du Preez, Reinach Tiedt and Gert van Schalkwyk - will follow.
Judge Willie Seriti's office confirmed on Friday that Becker's application was on the roll for Monday morning.
Seriti's secretary said it was uncertain whether he (Seriti) would hear an application on behalf of all four, or only Becker's.
Seriti in May this year reluctantly extended bail of the four after turning down their appeal against their convictions and 12-year jail sentences.
He also refused them leave to approach the supreme court of appeal in Bloemfontein.
At the time, he coupled the extension of bail with stringent bail conditions.
The four had to report to the police twice a week and were not allowed to visit "any place of social gathering where alcohol is served".
Seriti made it clear at the time that they had to apply for leave to appeal to the appeal court within seven days, or he would refuse bail.
The four adhered to that condition.
Becker's lawyer, Harry Pretorius, said he would approach the constitutional court in a bid to keep his client from serving the 12-year jail term.
Pretorius said he will submit to the constitutional court that Becker did not have a fair trial, claiming his former counsel had failed him during his assault and murder trial.
Pretorius said he will have to hand submissions to the constitutional court, setting out his case as to why his client did not receive a fair trial.
The court will then decide on whether there is a case to be made out, and whether it should serve before the constitutional court - a process which may take some time.
Oelof de Meyer, Becker's former attorney - who is still appearing on behalf of the other three (Du Preez, Tiedt and Van Schalkwyk) together with top advocate Jaap Cilliers SC - told the Pretoria News yesterday that they had not yet decided on the way forward. He said, however, that this would be done this weekend.
None of the parties would comment on an incident where Tiedt allegedly punched Becker after the latter had called Tiedt's family "armgatte"(poor). Asked about this on Friday, Tiedt's father Chris declined to comment.