The Ballarat Magistrates' Court considered Joel Baird an unacceptable risk of endangering the public's safety and welfare, and re-offending while on bail.

Magistrate Ron Saines said on Wednesday Baird's submissions for bail were diminished because he was on similar supports when he allegedly went on the crime spree in January.

He said prior to the offending, Baird, 26, was given an opportunity to start drug rehabilitation through a community corrections order, he had strong family support and he had stable accommodation with his parents.

This week Baird had argued he should be bailed because he was assessed suitable for bail support which offered assessment and treatment, he had stable accommodation at this grandmother's address and she could provide a $2000 surety, and custody was more onerous due to COVID-19.

But the magistrate said balancing these factors with the strength of the prosecution case and the likely sentencing outcomes did not amount to compelling reasons.

"It appears to me there is a body of evidence to support a conclusion that Mr Baird has not been in the past capable of respecting normal legal obligations, whether they be sentencing orders, bail orders or other legal obligations such as refraining from driving," Mr Saines said.

Baird's application for bail was refused and he was remanded in custody until April.

The court was told at the start of the bail application on Tuesday, Baird allegedly stole a Ford Courier ute from a Haddon property on January 2 and used it to drive to a Springbank home the next day where he broke into sheds and stole more than $5300 worth of tools.

The stolen car was found abandoned and doused in fuel in a rural area in Haddon hidden behind trees on January 5.

Police allege Baird stole the second Ford Courier ute on January 8 from an Alfredton property and used it to attend a Ballarat North home.

He is accused of accessing the canopy of a ute and stealing power tools, a fridge and a toolbox, before travelling to another home about 1.4 kilometres away where he stole specialist plumbing tools from a ute.

The stolen items were later found smouldering in a suspicious fire.

Baird is accused of stealing tools from a Winter Valley garage and on the same day, he allegedly loaded tools, batteries and other items from an open Miners Rest garage into the back of the stolen ute.

Police found the stolen ute destroyed by fire in a pine plantation in Sulky on January 12.

Baird is accused of stealing another Ford Courier ute from Miners Rest on January 12, captured on CCTV footage.

He allegedly stole the fourth ute from Ballarat East on January 20. He is accused of using it to drive to a Wendouree property to steal more than $20,000 worth of items from a shed.

Police allege on January 23 a Springmount resident heard a knock at the door and Baird asked to use a phone as he was having car trouble. A witness driving past allegedly saw the outstanding stolen ute on fire and Baird rolling around on the ground.

Baird allegedly went to his brother's house in Wendouree and an ambulance took him to hospital for his burns.

He had burns to the lower portions of both legs and remained in hospital under police guard for two weeks.

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