Mother wants 'justice' over son's death

The mother of an Indigenous man who died just three weeks before his release from custody in NSW says she won't stop fighting until she gets justice.

Leetona Dungay believes her son, David Dungay Jr, died at Long Bay Prison Hospital in December 2015 after being restrained when he refused to stop eating some biscuits.

The 26-year-old from Kempsey on the NSW mid north coast was weeks away from being released on parole.

Ms Dungay has long called for answers regarding her son's death and on Wednesday she appeared with supporters outside Glebe Coroner's Court, where an inquest date was set down for next year.

She told reporters the process had taken too long, but she wouldn't stop until she got justice.

"I'm up against the government, I'm only Aboriginal. What have I got, I've got nothing, have I," she outside the court.

"I did have something and they took it away, and that was my son, so they can give me that, justice, at least."

Corrective Services NSW has previously said Dungay was receiving treatment for a medical condition when he died and his death wasn't considered suspicious.

During a directions hearing on Wednesday, Deputy State Coroner Derek Lee scheduled a 10-day inquest for July 2018, thanked the Dungay family for coming and acknowledge their patience had been tested.

"I know that you would have liked things to have been moving more quickly, but hopefully today is a step in that direction," he said.