A former Sydney resident accused of flying from Australia to Turkey with the aim of joining Islamic State and dying a martyr in Syria or Iraq has had his trial in Texas delayed.
US prosecutors and 20-year-old Asher Khan's lawyers both asked for his December 1 trial in Houston be pushed back to allow more time to prepare their cases.
"The government is still investigating the case and turning over more discovery," Khan's lawyer, Thomas Berg, told US District Court judge Lynn Hughes.
"The case is not ready for trial from either side."
Judge Hughes agreed to re-schedule the trial to April 5.
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Khan grew up in Texas, moved to Sydney in 2013 to live with relatives and in January last year allegedly reached out to a Turkish-based foreign terrorist fighter facilitator, US prosecutors allege.
Authorities allegedly monitored Khan's Facebook page and other communications.
"I wana (sic) join ISIS can you help?'" Khan asked, prosecutors alleged.
Khan complained he didn't "like living in the west anymore", was sad because he was in Australia "comfortably while (his) brothers" were in "so much hardship", according to court papers.
He flew from Australia to Turkey on Malaysian Airlines, but authorities said Khan's parents tricked him into returning to Houston by claiming his mother had been hospitalised.
Khan, who was granted bail after his arrest in the US, was charged with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organisation.
