Pamela Anderson has branded Julian Assange a 'pioneer' as she continues her campaign to help save him from a life in prison.

The Baywatch star, 48, spoke fondly of her close friend on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Friday, before begging Australians to sign a petition in an attempt to set him free.

The 48-year-old WikiLeaks founder - who was born in Queensland - remains in a British prison, awaiting a 2020 hearing to see whether he will be extradited to the United States on computer hacking and espionage charges.

Fighting on: Pamela Anderson (pictured) has branded Julian Assange a 'pioneer' as she continues her campaign to help save him from a life in prison

He faces a sentence of up to 175 years in an American prison.

When asked by Kyle Sandilands about her friend, Pamela - who visited Assange in the maximum security Belmarsh Prison in London in May - said: 'He was a pioneer.

'The person that takes all the hits is the one that's putting their neck out first, so he's in this position. We can help him.'

Pamela has publicly declared her friend's innocence for weeks, and even passionately pleaded to Prime Minister Scott Morrison to personally intervene to secure his release.

Imprisoned: Julian Assange (pictured) remains in a British prison, awaiting a 2020 hearing to see whether he will be extradited to the United States on computer hacking and espionage charges

However, the Prime Minister wrote back to the actress this week, and stated the Australian government had to respect Britain's judicial process and could not intervene.

Speaking about the response, she continued: 'He has responded to me, disappointingly.

'Julian's in prison and Australia need to step up and help him, and he definitely can be the one to help him, but he says he can't. It's disappointing, but not unexpected.'

When Kyle said he wished he could help, Pamela interjected: 'You can! You got to sign these petitions.

Letter: Pamela passionately pleaded to Prime Minister Scott Morrison (pictured) to personally intervene to secure Julian's release, but he stated the Australian government had to respect Britain's judicial process

'All the Australian citizens need to get their Australian citizen back here.'

Mr Morrison previously said Assange would receive 'no special treatment' from Australia, which didn't sit well with Anderson.

'He doesn't want ''special treatment'', he just wants to be treated like any other Australian citizen and journalist,' she said in a recent speech, which was leaked to the Sydney Morning Herald.

'He has not committed any crime for which a precedent in law stands.'