In short- no. The html in question is hard-coded in the post_submit_meta_box
callback function.
You can, of course de-register the publish metabox and re-register your own which mimics post_submit_meta_box
(but making your alterations) and being sure to keep the names of the inputs exactly the same. This method has been outlined the following posts where a core metabox is required to be edited.:
- custom post type taxonomies UI radiobuttons not checkboxes
- Custom-Taxonomy as categories: Remove “most-used” tab?
It’s a lengthy function though – and would break if core ever changed decided to change the names of the inputs (though very unlikely).
In this situation I would probably recommend a CSS or javascript work-around….