Daniel Bruce Beattie, 20, previously of Mount Misery Road, Orford, pleaded guilty in Warrnambool Magistrates Court on June 28 to 34 charges including aggravated burglary, reckless conduct endangering life, dangerous driving and escaping from custody.

He was sentenced to serve nine months in prison but because he had escaped from custody and was involved in a fight on the prison bus heading to Barwon Prison he's serving time in the maximum security facility. Beattie claims to have been the victim in the bus fight.

This week Beattie unsuccessfully appealed to the Warrnambool County Court against the severity of his sentence.

However, Judge David Parsons requested information about why Beattie was serving his time with hardened criminals and said it was undesirable he be in Barwon Prison.

After calls were made, Crown prosecutor David Cordy said each prisoner was allocated a rating and because Beattie had escaped from police custody and been in the fight on the prison bus he had a high rating.

Mr Cordy said if Judge Parsons made comments during resentencing those remarks could sway prison officials to review Beattie's prison rating.

Beattie has served about half his minimum sentence, but he rejected an offer to be assessed for a three-year term in a youth justice centre.

Judge Parsons reimposed the same sentence as previously handed down? two years and six months jail, with a nine month non-parole period, saying he hoped Beattie had changed his attitude while in jail.

He asked prison authorities to review Beattie's rating and said that the prisoner would be better off in more appropriate custodial settings.

Beattie lead police on high speed car chases of up to 200km/h, burgled a home twice while its occupants were inside and sparked a central Warrnambool manhunt after escaping police custody.