The British-American national and his brother Tristan have been in custody since 29 December on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group.

Two female Romanian suspects have also been detained.

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They are hoping to overturn a judge's decision to extend their detention by another 30 days.

As he left court on Wednesday, Andrew Tate said: "Ask them for evidence and they will give you none, because it doesn't exist. You'll find out the truth of this case soon."

If the judge rejects the latest appeal, they will stay in custody until 27 February while prosecutors continue their investigation.

It is alleged the Tates recruited their victims by seducing them and falsely claiming to want a relationship or marriage.

Prosecutors say the women were then forced to produce pornographic content under duress.

Kickboxer turned influencer Andrew Tate is also accused of raping one of the victims last March. All four deny the allegations.

A US lawyer who has joined the Tates' legal team told a news conference on Wednesday there was a lack of evidence against the pair.

Both brothers took turns addressing the court during the latest hearing and were "very forthcoming", said Tina Glandian.

She said the lack of evidence was shown by the fact there were still no charges despite the brothers being in custody for a month and police investigating since April.

She called it a "violation of international human rights and the due process of law" and suggested "outside pressures" were keeping them locked up.

Ms Glandian said that Tristan Tate had also been unable to meet his new three-week-old child.

She also denied the brothers could flee Romania and suggested other measures such as removing passports or house arrest could be used.

Romanian authorities say they have seized goods and money worth almost £3.25m, including luxury cars.

Last week, Andrew Tate was filmed making his first comments since his detention.

"They know we have done nothing wrong," he told reporters as he was brought in for further questioning by anti-organised crime prosecutors.

"This file is completely empty. Of course it's unjust, there is no justice in Romania unfortunately."

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Famous for his misogynistic content, Tate has a huge following despite being banned from most mainstream social media platforms.

His Twitter account was reinstated in November.