Victoria Legal Aid lawyers acting for the man accused of raping and murdering Jill Meagher have made an application in court this afternoon to ban damaging material about him being featured on the internet.

Defence lawyer Helen Spowart applied in the Melbourne Magistrates Court for a suppression order on the publication of any images, photographs or likenesses of Adrian Ernest Bayley and any damaging material about him.

Bayley, 41, appeared via videolink from the Melbourne Assessment Prison for the 90-minute hearing before deputy chief magistrate Felicity Broughton which began just after 2pm.

Ms Spowart tendered a vast amount of material sourced from the internet to the court which she said was designed to express hatred or incite hatred in relation to Bayley.

She said the material featured on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.