A fugitive who was caught in Florida 56 years after escaping from a prison farm in 1959 says he's not going back to Ohio without a fight.

Frank Freshwaters, now 79, was originally jailed at the Ohio State Reformatory — coincidentally the same complex used as the backdrop of the 1994 prison escape film "The Shawshank Redemption."

At first, he told a judge he would waive extradition. Now, he's fighting it.

Freshwaters' attorney argued his client was confused during his first court appearance and did not want to waive his extradition.

"I wasn't thinking straight, and I signed the wrong paper," Freshwaters testified before a judge Thursday.

A tip led investigators to Freshwaters' Melbourne home on May 5, where he had been living for years under the alias "William Cox."

In the days following his arrest, Freshwaters hired attorney Bryan Savy, who was in court Thursday to try and persuade a judge that his client mistakenly waived his extradition.

"He was a little bit confused by the whole situation, as he testified to, he was very distracted," Savy told the judge in court. "Your honor, I believe his true intent was to contest and not waive extradition at that time."

Prosecutors said authorities from Ohio planned to pick up Freshwaters on Tuesday, May 19. The judge will make a decision on the extradition before then.

Freshwaters originally pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 1957.