JULIAN Assange cannot even look out of the windows of the Ecuadorean embassy in London, but his confinement has not dampened his work ethic, his father says.
"The conditions are physically harsh," Assange's biological father John Shipton says.
"He's not allowed to look out the windows for fear of admirers throwing food, you don't know if it's contaminated or not."
But a constant stream of visitors is keeping his intellect alive and the demands of the WikiLeaks organisation - and now its political party - are keeping him busy, according to Mr Shipton.
Assange entered the embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden more than nine months ago.
Speaking at the launch of the WikiLeaks Party in Melbourne on Saturday, Mr Shipton described his son as "well".
"Emotionally he's steady and has tremendous support."
The Ecuadoreans are looking after him, he said.
He also has a lot to do.
On January 30, WikiLeaks announced Assange would run for a seat in the Victorian senate at the federal election on September 14.
Mr Shipton, who is the chairman of the WikiLeaks Party, says the decision to enter politics is a result of the "transparency movement" maturing.
"This is the political manifestation of an event that's been unfolding for 10 years," Mr Shipton said.
"In this way, transparency can have the arm of accountability with some political authority and power behind it."
He said Assange had first broached the possibility of running for government late in 2011 and was was "very firm" in his commitment to politics.
"If the people of Victoria elect him to represent them that's his job; to represent the people of Victoria in the senate," Mr Shipton said.
The WikiLeaks Party's newly-appointed campaign director Greg Barns on Saturday announced the party would field senate candidates in Victoria, NSW and Western Australia.
If Assange is elected in Victoria but unable to return to the country, a running mate will take-up his seat.
Mr Barns said Assange's ability to take up his seat would be up to the Australian government.
"It would be internationally embarrassing for the voters of Victoria not to be able to have in the senate the person for whom they voted on September 14," he said.
But he was unsure if a successful senate run would increase the likelihood of the WikiLeaks founder returning to Australia.
The senate bid, he said, was not a legal strategy.
"If that were the case he would simply put his name down for the Senate, run in the ungrouped category and hope to get elected."
Mr Shipton said WikiLeaks will release a million pages of documents this year.
"Julian and staff are very very busy," he said.
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