Barlow, who had fled when he failed to appear at court to face a charge for assaulting his mum's boyfriend, also protested his innocence on the social networking site.
Essex Police posted Barlow's wanted picture on their official Facebook page yesterday and urged the public to report any sightings.
But within hours he posted: "Can't catch me."
The whole charge is stupid because I was just defending my mum against her boyfriend
Speaking on his phone yesterday, he said: "The whole charge is stupid because I was just defending my mum against her boyfriend.
"I was using a potato knife to make my little brother a sandwich - and the police have said it was a samurai sword. I'm being done over good and proper.
"I'm fighting for a better justice system and I want to talk to the Prime Minister about it. I'm running to prove a point.
"All I'm asking for is a chat with David Cameron so I can tell him what's really going on.
"I want a signed letter agreeing to talk to me. Until that happens I'm not coming in."
Barlow, from Basildon in Essex, was jailed for 19 months in 2011 for stealing thousands from his grandmother to pay a drug debt.
He had claimed on Facebook that he is in Spain, but has since admitted he is in his home town.
Barlow said: "I was out of my cell all day, I had a PlayStation - the lot. It was so easy and that's why people carry on doing bad things because prison is no punishment.
"I'm going to tell David Cameron about all this stuff so he realises what's actually going on in this country."
His mother Sarah Walker, 38, said she wanted her son to stay on the run because "he's a lovely lad who's done nothing wrong".
She said: "I've asked the police to drop the charges because Joe was just protecting his family but they're still going after him.
"I'm supporting what he's doing because the justice system is screwed in this country.
"I don't want Joe to hand himself in because he's in the right. I hope they never catch him."
Essex Police said: "We regularly use social media to encourage members of the public to help us find people wanted for offences or wanted on warrant who have failed to appear in court.
"We occasionally get this kind of reaction from people who are wanted but we will continue to use social media because it's still a valuable resource."
Downing Street refused to comment on an ongoing police investigation.
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