Police allege the men attended the Mount Clear house at 11pm on Thursday and forced their way inside after the owner heard knocking and opened the front door.

Police informant Detective Senior Constable Steve Campbell told the Ballarat Magistrates Court on Friday one of the accused, Michael Dawson, grabbed the victim's car keys, ran out of the front door and got into the victim's black Nissan Navara.

He said a struggle occurred between Dawson and the victim as the victim retrieved the keys but another fight started inside the house after the victim went back inside.

Detective Senior Constable Campbell said co-accused Trewin Gow and a male believed to be Dawson, used beer bottles and their hands to strike the victim.

He said during the assault, one of the co-accused yelled to another co-accused to get the car keys off the victim. The victim's friend arrived at the house as the victim heard his vehicle being driven away.

Police allege the men then drove away in the victim's vehicle and police officers pursued them for 18 minutes as the vehicle reached speeds of 120km/h.

The police informant said the men were throwing screws and nails out of the windows to try and derail police officers as they travelled behind them. He said the group was arrested after the vehicle crashed into rubbish bins in Sebastopol.

Detective Senior Constable Campbell said Gow lunged at a police officer and punched him to the body, saying he had a knife and would stab him repeatedly. During a daylight search, police located a knife.

The victim remained in a Ballarat hospital on Friday afternoon with an orbital fracture and serious cuts to his face and head, Detective Senior Constable Campbell said.

Trewin Gow and Matthew McLean were refused bail on Friday after making a self-represented bail application. Nicholas Ryan did not apply to be released on bail, while Michael Dawson refused to be brought into court from the police cells.

The men have been charged with aggravated home invasion and other offences related to the incident. They were all remanded in custody for a committal mention on March 19.

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