The parole board considering the case of Oscar Pistorius has asked for yet more time to evaluate his early release from jail.
The double-amputee former Paralympic runner was sentenced to five years for shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
The 28-year-old South African was found guilty of culpable homicide - a charge equivalent to manslaughter - after saying he shot Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door after mistaking her for an intruder.
Although the court did not fix an exact date for the appeal, details have emerged that it will take place in November, three months after Pistorius, convicted of a lesser charge, is eligible for release from prison to go to house arrest.
Prosecutors appealed, claiming Pistorius should have been found guilty of murder.
Supreme Court of Appeal registrar Paul Myburgh said on Monday that chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel and defence lawyer Barry Roux had met with the president of the court.
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