Student activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim, who might land in prison for sedition, has asked Malaysians to pray for him.

Speaking after his case was postponed at the Court of Appeal today, he said for the past three years, he and fellow activists facing sedition charges have been supporting each other to ensure they remained free.

"We want Malaysians to pray that there would be a good ending to this, as it is the right of every citizen to freedom of expression.

"We do not want to see the Sedition Act 1948 which is a colonial law to be used as a political weapon against dissidents. Malaysia still has far to reach (in terms of freedom of expression)," he told reporters.

Adam Adli is appealing his conviction for sedition while the prosecution is appealing against the Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision to allow the activist to escape prison by paying a fine of RM5,000.

The 24-year-old activist was charged on May 23, 2013 for allegedly calling for the toppling of an elected government during a forum 10 days earlier.

On Sept 19, 2014, the Sessions Court found him guilty under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act and sentenced him to 12 months' jail.

Adam Adli failed to set aside his sedition conviction in February this year, but the High Court ruled he would only need to pay a fine instead of having to serve prison time.

His appeal was postponed after Adam Adli's lawyer Gurdial Singh Nijar accepted the three-member bench's proposal to await the decision by the Court of Appeal in the case of another student activist Mohd Safwan Anang, who is also facing a sedition charge.

This is Adam Adli and Safwan's final appeal as their case originated from the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court, where they were found guilty of sedition.

Today's panel was led by Court of Appeal judge Justice Mohtarudin Baki, while the other two members were Justice Prasad Sandosham Abraham and Justice Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil.

Justice Mohtarudin and Justice Prasad suggested that parties in the appeal wait for the judgement in Safwan's case, which the judges said was "almost ready".

"Furthermore, we (Justice Mohtarudin and Justice Prasad) are in the same panel hearing Safwan's appeal. We do not want to be seen as giving conflicting decisions.

"It is not that we are saying we have made our decision in this appeal. We would hear the appeal proper but it would help facilitate the court in not covering the same grounds that was covered in the Safwan case," they said.

Justice Mohtarudin said they would hand a copy of the decision in Safwan’s appeal to the defence and prosecution once it is ready.

The draft is ready but one member of the panel has yet to read it as he is on medical leave.

The court fixed Dec 6 for case management for Adam Adli's case.

Also appearing with Gurdial were N Surendran, Eric Paulsen and Melissa Sasidaran while DPP Muhammad Azmi Mashud led the prosecution.