Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s attorneys appeared in court today, requesting more time to make their case against the death penalty, the AP reports.

Lawyers for the accused Boston Marathon bomber said in court that prosecutors have yet to “furnish” key evidence, including grand jury testimony by Tsarnaev’s relatives,

The death penalty was also scheduled to be discussed today, the Boston Herald reports.

The prosecution believes six months has given the defense a “reasonable” amount of time to make its case. Prosecutors plan to make their recommendation to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder by Oct. 31.

Bloomberg reports that Assistant U.S. Attorney William Weinreb said the defense was granted until Oct. 24 to submit its case to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office, arguing that the law does not require Holder to make a decision in any particular manner.

The 20-year old Tsarnaev plead not guilty to charges of killing — with the assistance of his deceased brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev — three people and injuring 264 with pressure-cooker bombs at the Marathon earlier this year, and also fatally shooting MIT officer Sean Collier three days later.

Seventeen of the 30 charges Tsarnaev is facing are punishable by death, according to the Boston Herald. 

Reuters reports that Tsarnaev was not expected to appear in court today. He is being held without bail at a federal prison west of Boston prior to his trial.