Zlatko Sikorsky's hideout inside a Sunshine Coast apartment was revealed after the man accused of harbouring him got into an argument with his wife, a court has heard.

Mr Sikorsky has been charged with the torture and murder of 16-year-old Larissa Beilby, whose body was found in a barrel in the back of a stolen ute last Wednesday.

In the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning, Joseph Geiger applied for bail, charged with accessory after the fact to murder.

Peter Beilby said Larissa's death had hit him like a sledgehammer. ( Nine News )

Police will allege Mr Geiger was organised to take in Mr Sikorsky, and had bought supplies ahead of his arrival on Friday.

Meanwhile, Larissa's father Peter Beilby told Channel Nine he was having trouble getting his head around his daughter's death.

"It breaks my heart every time I think of how she must have been feeling — when she knew what was going on," he said.

"It was like a sledgehammer hit me. It was just broken. I couldn't put it into words ... it was a physical thing.

"To all the people that helped Larissa leave home, not one of you people were there to catch her, and that just breaks my heart."

He said the family planned to cremate Larissa.

"Then I want to take her back to Adelaide and bury her with her mum," Mr Beilby said.

'He didn't know about the drugs and guns'

In court on Tuesday morning, Mr Geiger's lawyer Anna Smith said he "didn't know guns and drugs" had been brought into his Alexandra Headland home until he saw the accused killer allegedly stuffing a "gun into the couch".

She told the hearing her client did not know who Mr Sikorsky was, nor that he was being sought by police.

The court heard Mr Geiger "didn't know" Mr Sikorsky had "guns and drugs". ( Nine News )

Magistrate Matthew McLaughlin described the claim as "ridiculous".

"You'd have to be living in a cave to not know who Sikorsky was," he told Ms Smith during the hearing.

Mr Geiger said Mr Sikorsky was brought to his apartment by a person named "Ted", who police have so far been unable to contact or identify.

Ms Smith told the court Mr Geiger's partner visited him at the unit with their two young children, before an argument broke out.

"She walks out. She sees Sikorsky there," Ms Smith said.

Larissa Beilby was allegedly tortured by Zlatko Sikorsky before she died. ( GoFundMe )

She said the resulting argument prompted the unit managers to come calling.

"He's [Mr Sikorsky] actually answered the door to the unit to the managers," Ms Smith told the court.

They raised the alarm and police arrived a short time later, sparking the 27-hour-long stand off before his arrest.

Mr Geiger was described by the magistrate in court as a "petty criminal" but "not a thug", with a history of drug and dishonesty offences.

Police prosecutor Sam Rigby told the court Mr Geiger had previously met Mr Sikorsky at a hotel, but did not disclose this to police at that time.

"Police do not accept his claim of innocence," Mr Rigby said.

"He actively tried to hinder the police investigation, knowing he was at least housing a criminal, if not a wanted person."

Specialist police remained in place at Juan Street on Saturday morning. ( ABC News: Owen Jacques )

However, the magistrate agreed to grant Mr Geiger bail on the condition the address he listed in Maryborough was approved by police.

Detectives said the number plates on this car could have been changed. ( Supplied: Queensland Police )

He will reappear in court on Friday to finalise arrangements.

It is likely Mr Geiger will remain in custody for another 28 days as a result of a parole suspension for a dangerous driving offence.

Mr Sikorsky has been moved to a Brisbane correctional facility after spending three nights in a cell on the Sunshine Coast.

Meanwhile detectives investigating Larissa's alleged murder renewed their appeal to find a silver Holden Commodore thought to have been driven by Mr Sikorsky.

Police said the car had been bearing Queensland registration plates 966 WKB, which may have since been removed or replaced.