Jodi Arias Trial Update Today:  The penalty phase retrial for convicted killer Jodi Arias has been pushed back to Sept. 8. 

Jury selection is set to begin Sept. 8 for the penalty phase re-trial of convicted killer Jodi Arias. Judge Sherry Stephens also set an April 11 date for a sealed proceeding, reports the station.

The Jodi Arias retrial has been pushed back from March 17 because Juan Martinez, the prosecutor in the Arias case, is prosecuting in another trial that conflicts with Arias' trial. According to the Arizona Republic, Juan Martinez is scheduled to begin the trial on May 12.

The Jodi Arias retrial is being delayed because Juan Martinez, the prosecutor in the Arias case, will be busy with another trial that conflicts with Jodi Arias' retrial. The trial is the oldest capital murder case in Maricopa County and may also be a death penalty trial. 

During a hearing Monday, Maricopa County Superior Court judge set the sentencing re-trial date with jury selection to begin Sept. 8. Arias did not attend the hearing.
Judge Sherry Stephens denied two motions by Jodi Arias to fire her lead attorney, Kirk Nurmi.

Jodi Arias, a 33-year-old former waitress and aspiring photographer, was convicted of first-degree murder in May for the June 2008 killing of Travis Alexander, her one-time boyfriend, in Arizona. Although the jury found Jodi Arias guilty, jurors couldn't reach a decision on a sentence.

Under Arizona law, the murder conviction of Jodi Arias stands, but prosecutors have the option of putting on a second penalty phase with a new jury in an effort to secure a death sentence. If a second jury fails to reach a unanimous decision, the death penalty will be removed from consideration. It would then be up to the judge to sentence Arias to life behind bars or wheth she would be eligible for release after 25 years.

Because of the excessive publicity, Jodi Arias attorneys have already filed motions requesting that the sentencing phase of the trial be moved out of the Phoenix area. Jodi Arias' lawyers filed a motion for a change of venue after finding that 70 percent of the media coverage in the state started in Maricopa County. Lawyers also want Jodi Arias trial live stream television coverage prohibited for the retrial.

Jodi Arias' lawyers also requested the names of jurors' Twitter accounts. The attorneys for Jodi Arias want to monitor the jurors' Twitter accounts to make sure they're not tweeting details about the Jodi Arias murder trial on the social media site.