Aiia Maasarwe's accused killer was granted bail three times in the months before he allegedly raped and murdered the Israeli student.

Codey Herrmann was first released in August after he was hauled before a court on charges of car theft, careless driving, and driving without an instructor.

The 20-year-old was then charged with causing criminal damage on December 16, and committing an indictable while on bail.

Codey Herrmann, 20, was granted bail three times in the months before he allegedly raped and murdered Aiia Maasarwe

Ms Maasarwe, 21, was allegedly raped and murdered as she walked home from the tram on January 16

His bail was extended and a hearing set for December 20 in the Heidelberg Magistrate's Court, but he failed to show up, court records show.

He was arrested him on a bench warrant on December 29, but instead of being locked up, he was granted bail a third time, according to The Australian.

Herrmann spent so little time behind bars that his Legal Aid lawyer Guillaume Bailin on Monday said it was his first time in custody.

He was facing Melbourne Magistrate's Court charged with raping and murdering Ms Maasarwe, 21, as she walked home from the tram on January 16.

The La Trobe University exchange student's body was found half-naked near the Polaris Shopping Centre, in Bundoora, the next morning.

Just hours after Ms Maasarwe's body was discovered, Herrmann took to Facebook to share a photo of himself holding a can of Jack Daniels

Herrmann made no application for bail at Monday's brief hearing, during which the prosecutor withdrew an application for a compulsory procedure, likely a DNA sample.

Prosecutor Jonathan McCarthy requested specific details of the alleged attack on the Palestinian Arab of Israeli citizenship be withheld until police have been able to give them to the 21-year-old's family.

'The informant wishes to have that dealt with in a sensitive manner before it's given to the media,' he said.

Magistrate Jonathan Klestadt approved the move because it would be 'confronting' for the family to be made aware of details through media reports.

Mr Bailin did not make any submissions or note any custody management issues.

Ms Maasarwe had spent the night at a comedy club before boarding the 86 tram from Bourke Street, heading to her home in Bundoora. She left the tram around midnight. Her body was discovered in scrub, nearby, the next day

Herrmann was first let out in August after he was hauled before a court on charges of car theft, careless driving, and driving without an instructor

Mr Klestadt, however, noted Herrmann was Aboriginal and 'may be vulnerable because of your age and appearance'.

Police have been granted 12 weeks to compile their brief of evidence.

Just hours after Ms Maasarwe's body was discovered, Herrmann took to Facebook to share a photo of himself holding a can of Jack Daniels.

The photo was posted next to an older picture himself as a baby and captioned, 'b4 An afta'.

The aspiring rapper was very active on social media, posting 18 times in one day last week.

The La Trobe University exchange student's body was found half-naked near the Polaris Shopping Centre, in Bundoora, on January 17

Codey Herrmann was arrested on Friday in relation to Aiia Maasarwe's death after her half-naked body was found near a shopping centre in Bundoora, Melbourne

He also posted several videos of himself rapping online.

In one video, he can be heard reciting, 'I'm trying to find the way... but I'm blazed, blazed, and I'm to blame for all my mistakes I ever made'.

In another video posted in October, he sang: 'Suicidal thoughts, yeah I’ll walk the line… keeping all the demons in my mind'.

He even posted a fake-wanted poster of himself on his social media account under the name of Kody Wrex, one of his many identities.

'Greenzy's most wanted,' was written in the January 11 post.

In a sickening twist, he posted a meme on the same day encouraging people to treat each other fairly.

'Being raised right is how you treat people, your manners and respect,' it read.