An application for an apprehended violence order brought against controversial MP Mark Latham by his ex-partner is "very much likely to settle", a court has been told.

Nathalie May Matthews, 38, applied for a private AVO to protect her from the one-time federal Labor opposition leader after accusing him of years of manipulation and sustained abuse.

Mr Latham, who now sits as an independent in the NSW upper house, denied the allegations and has not been charged with any criminal wrongdoing.

After three months of negotiations, Ms Matthews' lawyer said the parties were nearing an agreement.

"(We are) very much likely to settle and resolve the matters in their entirety," Daniel Wakim told Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday.

He withdrew an application for an interim AVO which

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