Blake Pender (file image) - AAP 1 of 1 5370537724001 The imminent release of a Sydney man who threatened to kill a magistrate, praised the Islamic State leader and said he was at war with Australia has prompted a bid for him to remain behind bars. Blake Nicholas Pender, then 28, was jailed for four years and three months in December 2019 after admitting terror-related knife possession and threatening a magistrate. After taking account of time served, he was eligible for parole in September 2020 - which was refused - and his full term expires on September 13. The minister for home affairs has now applied to the NSW Supreme Court for Pender to be subject to a continuing detention order which allows high risk offenders to be imprisoned after their sentence expires.