Sam Kerr's legal team have yet to lodge their arguments with the British court where her racial harassment case will be heard - ten days after the papers were due.
The latest development in the saga reveals an issue with document submission; neither the defence nor the prosecution has fully served its documents.
This could delay the case, causing additional distress for the Matildas star.
Kerr, 30, was charged nearly a year after being accused of using insulting and distressing language towards PC Lovell during a fare dispute outside Twickenham Police Station in South West London on January 30 last year.