ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The attorney for the mother of missing 2-year-old Caylee Anthony wants an appeals court to step in and help him get his client out of jail. Attorney Jose Baez was hoping to get another bond hearing for his client by appealing to the Fifth District Court of Appeals. If one is granted, Baez is hoping to drastically reduce Casey's current $500,000 bond.

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"I think something fair and reasonable. Something in the neighborhood of $5,000 or $10,000. Something this family can afford. The whole point is a reasonable bond to appear in court, not to punish," said Baez.

Getting Casey out of jail would also assist Baez in his other goal, getting her out of the media spotlight. Every visit or conversation she has with someone outside of the jail is being released to the public. Tuesday afternoon, Baez was denied his narrow motion to prevent jailhouse calls from being released because a judge said it was not hampering the investigation into Caylee Anthony's disappearance.

Tuesday night, Baez explained his reasoning for the motion.

"The reason for that is the only people who are talking to her and communicating with her is the family. They are trying to find out more info useful for search and if someone has Caylee, and their finding out they are getting closer to me, that's dangerous," said Baez.

Anthony's lawyer wanted the court to prevent the Orange County jail and the sheriff's office from releasing any more of her jailhouse conversations.

"Your position, Mr. Baez, seems to be, 'Just trust us. We're trying to do an investigation here. If we get anything we'll tell you about it. Just trust us.' Well, it just doesn't work that way," Judge Stan Strickland said.

Baez argued recent audiotapes of 911 calls and calls Casey Anthony made from jail should stay out of the hands of the media, but the judge said Baez just didn't like the negative publicity and he decided the calls can still be released.

"Worst case scenario, it just looks like it may be more difficult to pick a jury, but we deal with that every day," Strickland said. "When push comes to shove, in a case like this, I'm gonna err on the side of the First Amendment every time. And I'm going to do so here by denying your motion."

Eyewitness News asked Casey Anthony's defense attorney some tough questions. Why can't she provide reliable information about a woman she says cared for her child for two years? What would it take for her to tell investigators what she knows about Caylee's disappearance? He didn't give straight answers.

Casey Anthony laughed with her attorneys in court before her hearing started Tuesday, but after that she was still and quiet and still quiet about key information that could locate her missing daughter Caylee.

The day Caylee's grandmother reported her missing, Casey told the 911 dispatcher Caylee was with her nanny, Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez. Two weeks later, the woman is a mystery.

"Why can't she help the investigators find this woman, if she used this nanny for a year and a half or two years. There's not a photograph, there's not a phone number, there's not a driver's license. There's not an address, 'This is where I dropped her off every day for two years.' Nobody understands that. Can you explain that?" WFTV reporter Kathi Belich asked attorney Jose Baez after Tuesday's hearing.

"First of all, she has not had ample opportunity to work with law enforcement. They arrested her after having approximately six hours with her," Baez said.

Investigators said they got nothing but lies.

"Those questions can be answered in five minutes, how come she hasn't answered those questions yet?" Belich asked.

"If you fear some information might affect you or your daughter, I think that would be a viable explanation. There are certain issues that I can't and won't discuss because they are relevant in this case," Baez said.

"What would it take for her to sit down and tell what she knows?" Belich asked.

"That's something I've discussed with law enforcement. I'm not gonna comment on it. Ok?" Baez said.

"Is it immunity? You're asking for immunity?" Belich questioned.

"No, we haven't discussed any type of immunity," Baez said.

Casey lost Tuesday's court battle to keep her jail calls and visits with her family private, but Wednesday she's hoping her $500,000 bond will be reduced. The 5th District Court of Appeals has asked for the results of a psychological evaluation and the Attorney General's response to her request for bond reduction. There's no word on when a ruling might come.