Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef, charged with supporting a terrorist organisation, broke down in jail after coming to know of the widespread support he was getting from the Australian public, his lawyer said.

The 27-year-old doctor from Bangalore was surprised and deeply touched when told fellow lawyers as well as ordinary people were rallying behind him and broke down, his lawyer Peter Russo told protestors outside the Department of Immigration.

"Some of what's occurring today may come as a little bit of a shock to him," Russo said adding "... he was moved to tears when I told him about it (the support) because I think for him he hasn't understood the impact that it's had on the rest of the community and I don't think he regards himself as being such an important person," The Australian quoted him as saying.

He said he expected Haneef would be amazed at his high-profile coverage after having access to newspapers and television news reports for the first time last night since his arrest at Brisbane Airport on July 2.

"I'm pretty sure he will be stunned and he's going to have a million questions for me," he said.

He was moved to the Wolston correctional centre after failing to post a 10,000 dollars surety, which would allow him to be transferred to the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney.

He is charged with supporting a terrorist organisation after giving a mobile phone SIM card to a relative later accused of being involved in plotting car bomb attacks in the UK.