Kim Dotcom's bid to avoid extradition to the US to face copyright charges will be heard in August.
The case was called before the High Court at Auckland this morning where Justice Raynor Asher set the date of August 29 for the appeal hearing.
The internet mogul and his co-accused -- Mathias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato -- were deemed eligible for extradition by Judge Nevin Dawson before Christmas but immediately appealed that ruling.
Justice Asher allocated eight weeks for the appeal despite Christine Gordon, QC, on behalf of the US Government, suggesting it may only take a month.
Ms Gordon also suggested an earlier appeal date but the judge said the "complexity of the appeal and multiplicity of proceedings" meant the August fixture was appropriate.