Accused Bourke Street killer Dimitrious Gargasoulas was absent from court again, days after a magistrate was told he was too mentally unwell to attend.
Mr Gargasoulas, who faces six counts of murder and 28 of attempted murder after a car hit dozens of pedestrians in Melbourne's CBD on January 20, did not appear in court in person or via video link in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
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Dimitrious "Jimmy"Â Gargasoulas, the man accused to have mowed down several pedestrians on Bourke Street in Melbourne's CBD is charged with five counts of murder.
He also failed to face court last week.
Mr Gargasoulas'Â lawyer, James Yianoulatos, asked Magistrate Simon Zebrowski for permission that his client not appear before the court, but did not immediately outline the reason why.
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The magistrate and prosecutor had no objection to Mr Gargasoulas not attending.
Tuesday's hearing lasted about two minutes.
The court heard investigators were on track to pass on the brief of evidence to Mr Gargasoulas' legal team by October 20.
Mr Gargasoulas is accused of driving along Bourke Street about 1.30pm on January 20, deliberately striking pedestrians as the CBD teemed with lunchtime and school holiday crowds.
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Six people - Japanese student Yosuke Kanno, father Matthew Si, schoolgirl Thalia Hakin, Sydney woman Jess Mudie, financial consultant Bhavita Patel and three-month-old baby Zachary Bryant - were killed.
Dozens more were injured.
Mr Gargasoulas was arrested by police after being shot and wounded by officers.
He also faces a 29th attempted murder charge, a count of unlawful imprisonment and intentionally causing serious injury over two incidents that happened at Windsor before he drove into the CBD.
However, the case against him might not reach trial until 2019.
Mr Gargasoulas was due to face court last Thursday on charges unrelated to the Bourke Street tragedy.
But he did not attend in person, or via video link, with his other lawyer Tass Antos saying his client was too mentally unwell to appear.
"He has certain issues which are being explored in relation to his mental health and wellbeing," Mr Antos said.
"Bringing him to court or having him appear would not do his health any good."
The previous two times Mr Gargasoulas has appeared before a magistrate, via video link in April and May, he made unprompted rants, which included declaring himself "the saviour" and not guilty, and claiming the Illuminati were to blame for the six deaths.
In June, the Supreme Court was told Mr Gargasoulas could plead that he is unfit to stand trial.
The court heard Mr Gargasoulas' lawyers were trying to have him assessed by mental health experts.
Mr Gargasoulas' next scheduled court appearance is listed for October 12 on the charges unrelated to the Bourke Street deaths. Those charges include driving, drug and assault offences.
His next court appearance for the murder and attempted murder charges is scheduled for December. He remains in custody.