The former taxi driver accused of murdering Toowoomba mum Jana Armstrong has had his case mentioned in a Darling Downs court.
His lawyer tried unsuccessfully to have an unrelated domestic violence charge separated from the case.
A magistrate has scolded the lawyer representing the man charged with the murder of Toowoomba woman Jana Armstrong "this is not my first rodeo" after he tried to separate an unrelated assault charge from the case.
The frustrated comment came amid terse legal wrangling during a mention of the domestic violence murder charge against 48-year-old former taxi driver Dharminder Singh.
Mr Singh is charged with one count of murder, a domestic violence offence and a count of arson in relation to Ms Armstrong's car after police found her body in bushland outside Toowoomba on July 12 this year.
He also faces a separate charge of contravening an unrelated domestic violence order and an unrelated assault charge.
Mr Singh's lawyer, Ramli Salehkon, today told Magistrate Kyna Morice that the contravention of domestic violence order and assault charges should be heard separately to the murder charge to avoid prejudicing his client.
"So I don't want prejudicial materials to be reported in the press, which is prejudicial to the defence of my client, who is contesting all matters."
