PHOENIX — Jodi Arias' attorneys have asked a judge to delay until next year a second penalty phase to allow the convicted murderer time to gather witnesses.
In a motion filed this week, her attorneys are seeking a new trial date for January.
Arias was convicted of first-degree murder on May 8 in the 2008 death of boyfriend Travis Alexander at his suburban Phoenix home.
The same panel failed to reach a unanimous decision on whether to sentence her to life or death.
The judge set a July 18 date for a new jury to be seated to determine Arias' sentence. Her murder conviction will stand.
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Her attorneys say they need the delay to allow Arias time to gather witnesses aimed at convincing a new jury her life is worth sparing.