Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius have exactly ten days to file heads of argument in his appeal.
A spokesperson for the Office of the Chief Justice, Nathi Mncube said on Monday that the papers must be filed on September 17.
The State is appealing against the former paralympic athlete’s culpable homicide conviction which will be heard in the Bloemfontein Supreme Court of Appeal in November.
It wants him convicted of the more serious charge of murder for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013.
Judge Thokozile Masipa found him guilty of culpable homicide for shooting through a locked bathroom door, apparently believing Steenkamp was an intruder.
He was sentenced to five years behind bars in October last year, and was due to be released on parole last month.
But, just days before his expected release Justice Minister Michael Masutha suspended the decision and instead referred it to the parole board for review.
He said the board should only have considered releasing him once Pistorius had spent 10 months behind bars.
At the time, the justice ministry said it felt the decision to release Pistorius on parole had been “premature”.
