Adelaide man to face murder retrial

An Adelaide man who spent almost two decades in jail after being convicted of drowning his fiancee in a bath in 1994 will face a retrial in March next year.

Henry Vincent Keogh, now 59, had his murder conviction set aside last December, when the Court of Criminal Appeal ordered a retrial.

Keogh, had previously been jailed for at least 25 years after being convicted of murdering Anna-Jane Cheney, 29, in their Adelaide home.

He lost numerous appeals, but the conviction was overturned after new SA legislation allowed him to challenge the verdict on the basis of fresh and compelling evidence.

The appeal court concluded the trial had amounted to a miscarriage of justice, finding the autopsy on Ms Cheney was "inadequate in material respects".

He again pleaded not guilty in the Supreme Court in February this year and in a hearing on Friday his retrial was set to start on March 8 next year.

The case will also return to court next month for a further directions hearing.