Prison sought for Pistorius

Judge Thokozile Masipa is expected to sentence Pistorius on Tuesday. Photo / AP

The prosecution in the Oscar Pistorius case says the athlete should serve at least 10 years in prison for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

Judge Thokozile Masipa is expected to sentence Pistorius on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old Paralympic and Olympic athlete, was convicted of culpable homicide last month for shooting Steenkamp, a 29-year-old law graduate and model.

The defence and prosecution teams have spent much of the five-day sentencing hearing arguing over whether Pistorius should go to jail or receive house arrest and community service.

Legal experts are split on the likely outcome.

Defence attorney Barry Roux said the sprinter should be given community service because he had shown remorse and had been punished enough since he shot dead Steenkamp through a toilet door in his Pretoria apartment.

Pistorius mistook Steenkamp for an intruder. His legal team has claimed Pistorius is also a victim of what happened on Valentine's Day last year.