A Greek scholar convicted of harassing the mother of glamour model Jordan will appear in court again next week.

Nigel Chapman, 56, was due to launch an appeal against a two-year community rehabilitation and restraining order imposed on him last year.

The father-of-two had bombarded Jordan, real name Katie Price, with letters containing translations of Greek texts, some of which were of a sexual nature.

Chapman, a former Railtrack worker, sent them to the Brighton home of Jordan's mother, Amy Price.

When the model ignored his attempts to contact her he turned his attention to her mother.

He launched an appeal against his sentence, which was due to be heard at Hove Crown Court on Friday.

However, it was adjourned until Wednesday, after Chapman, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, failed to turn up at court.

Andrew Selby, defending, said the case had only been allocated a hearing on Wednesday this week.

He said: "A letter was posted to Mr Chapman's home that day but nobody has heard from him.

"He does not have a phone at home or a mobile phone and we have not been able to contact him.

"We have spoken to his mother but she is in the same position and cannot contact him."