Mental impairment is being investigated as a potential issue in the stabbing murder of a man in Lyneham late last year.
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Christopher David Navin, 28, is accused of killing his old school friend Nicholas Sofer-Schreiber in a unit near Lyneham shops on Boxing Day.
It is alleged Navin and Mr Sofer-Schreiber argued over money in the lead-up to the killing, and that Navin repeatedly tried to contact him before his death.
Friends found Mr Sofer-Schreiber allegedly with stab wounds from two knives to the back, left side and neck.
Police have alleged there is strong DNA evidence linking Navin to the scene.
Navin was found at a family property near Grafton in NSW on January 2.
Police allege they seized a pair of boots that matched bloody footprints found at the murder scene, as well as two knives that had been burnt and thrown into a dam.
Navin's case appeared briefly in the ACT Supreme Court on Thursday.
The court heard that mental impairment may loom as an issue in the trial.
The defence firm, Ben Aulich & Associates, has engaged a psychiatrist to prepare a report on Navin.
The court will wait for that report, and the case has been adjourned for a week to allow for checks on when it will be ready.
