UNDATED (CNN) -- Attorneys for Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, accused in a 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas, will seek a delay of his court-martial in a pre-trial hearing Thursday.
Lt. Col. Kris Poppe, Hasan's lead attorney, said the request is "purely a matter of necessity of adequate time for pretrial preparation."
In a statement last week, Fort Hood said a hearing would be held to litigate pending motions.
"The newest motions concern discovery and a continuance," the release said.
Hasan is charged with killing 13 people and wounding dozens more in the killing spree at a medical building at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, where soldiers were screened before deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.
His court martial, in which prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, is set to begin March 5. Hasan has not entered a plea.