Joe Francis is evidently ready to face the fire in Florida.

During a brief hearing Monday before U.S. Magistrate Robert McQuaid, defense lawyer Fred Atcheson gave the court a $1.5 million cashier's check to cover Francis' bail on tax evasion charges.

Francis, 34, has been jailed on both sides of the country for nearly a year, caught in a tug-of-war between federal prosecutors in Nevada and state attorneys in Florida.

Most recently, the "Girls Gone Wild" porn mogul has been sitting in a Nevada jail, but Francis is also in trouble with cops in Panama City, Florida for taping underage girls for his videos.

Francis' lawyer told a federal judge in Reno that Joe will be headed back to Panama City on Wednesday to deal with his charges there.

This story is still developing, and we will keep you posted!