Footage has emerged showing Oscar Pistorius re-enacting the night he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
The video was produced by an American company apparently hired by the athlete's lawyers, but has not been used during his trial.
His legal team have said they are taking action against Channel Seven in Australia, which has been broadcasting a trailer of the video before showing it on its current affairs programme Sunday Night.
Clips have also been shown in South African television news reports about the footage.
In the video, Pistorius is seen running on his stumps with his right arm held out, seeming to imitate holding a gun.
In another shot he is seen carrying a woman from the bathroom.
Pistorius' attorney Brian Webber told the South African Press Association: "We are busy taking action against the Australian media house [that has the video].
"They have no right to broadcast the video. We will deal with it accordingly."
Sky's Emma Hurd in Pretoria said Pistorius' lawyers are "furious".
She said the footage is potentially significant because it appears to show the athlete running on his stumps with a "fair amount of movement".
Hurd added: "The defence witnesses have argued that his movement on his stumps is extremely limited.
"They've used this to construct a picture of a man who was extremely vulnerable on the night of the shooting when he heard a noise he thought was an intruder because he couldn't run away.
"This video appears to suggest he had more movement than those defence witnesses said. Perhaps the prosecution may choose to bring it up in court."
A statement released by Pistorius' legal team described the airing of the video as a "staggering breach of trust and an invasion of the family's privacy".
Pistorius and Ms Steenkamp had been dating for around three months "In October 2013, the Defence Team engaged the services of The Evidence Room, A US-based company specialising in forensic animation," the statement said.
"The company was engaged to visually map the events on the night of the accident. As part of this process, certain video footage was filmed.
"The 'visual mapping' was for trial preparation only and was not intended to be used for any other purpose.
"It has now emerged that an Australian broadcaster has obtained some of this footage from The Evidence Room and has just gone to air with it.
"We wish to make it very clear that the material that has been aired was obtained illegally and in breach of the non-disclosure agreement with The Evidence Room.
"Its usage also constitutes a breach of privilege as this material was produced for trial purposes on the instructions of a commissioner, and the ownership of the copyright vests in the commissioner.
"No permission for the disclosure thereof has been given."
Pistorius, who is on trial for premeditated murder, denies deliberately killing his girlfriend, claiming he mistook her for an intruder.
He faces between 25 years and life in prison if found guilty.
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