The jury in the murder trial of Gable Tostee has asked another question as they attempt to reach a verdict on the third day of deliberations.
The Brisbane Supreme Court jury has been deliberating as to whether Tostee, 30, is guilty of the murder or manslaughter of his New Zealand Tinder date Warriena Wright in the early hours of August 8, 2014.
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Tostee jury struggles with decision
A 12 person jury has a string of questions for the judge as they struggle to agree on a verdict in Gable Tostee's murder trial. 7 News Queensland
On Wednesday the jury passed its fourth note to the judge asking "is language to be considered force?"
Justice John Byrne told them it wasn't.
The six men and six women jurors have been deliberating for more than a combined 12 hours since they retired on Monday.
On Tuesday they told Justice Byrne they were struggling to reach a unanimous verdict but he told them to persevere.
"Experience has shown juries can often agree if given enough time to consider and discuss the issues," he said.
The jury has asked a total of seven questions over three days.
In the first instance, the questions included Tostee's age at the time of the incident, if they should consider how drunk Ms Wright was, and the nature of an item in Tostee's hand seen on CCTV footage after she died.
Justice Byrne told the jury on Tuesday they should not consider Tostee's conduct after the alleged offence as part of their reasoning to reach a verdict of murder or manslaughter.
He also said as Tostee's age was not part of the evidence, they must not draw any conclusions from it.
However, the jury was allowed to consider if Ms Wright's state of mind was influenced by alcohol, the court heard.
Later the jury asked two more questions relating to Tostee's possible defence as a home owner acting to remove a disorderly person from his apartment.
AAP