SA man denies murdering partygoer

A man is to stand trial charged with murdering a fellow guest at a 21st birthday party.

David Keith Corlett, 30, of Dover Gardens, pleaded not guilty in the Adelaide magistrates court on Friday to murdering Kane Bogner on April 26 at Port Noarlunga.

He is accused of fatally stabbing the 25-year-old during a fight, which his lawyers have said was sparked by a row over a woman at the party.

Corlett has previously claimed he had acted in self-defence after Mr Bogner bashed him with a bottle and a metal pole.

He was ordered to stand trial in the Supreme Court, where he will appear on December 22.