Baden-Clay looking for an upgrade in jail

Convicted wife killer Gerard Baden-Clay is reportedly unhappy with his jail cell and has asked to be move to a more congenial part of his Brisbane pentitentiary.

The 43-year-old has been living in a 50-bed unit in the high-security Wolston Correctional Centre.

While this is normal for new prisoners, model inmates can score a cell in the prison's more luxurious residential section - and that is what Baden-Clay has applied for, the Courier-Mail has reported.

The residential section of the jail separates inmates into six-bed units and allows them more freedoms.

The former real estate agent was convicted of murdering his wife Alison in July.

Baden-Clay has attempted to enhance his credentials with authorities by applying for a job in industries, for which he would be paid $60 a week.

A source said while Baden-Clay thought he was "above everyone" in the jail, he has not been ignored or abused by inmates.

The Wacol corrections centre is currently too full, officials have said, with 722 prisoners sharing the 600-bed prison.