Retrial dates set for WA murder accused

A man who has spent about 13 years locked up for murdering his pregnant secret lover in Western Australia will face a retrial in October.

Scott Austic had been in a relationship with 34-year-old Stacey Thorne for one year before she was stabbed 21 times at her Boddington home, southeast of Perth, in 2007.

She was 22 weeks' pregnant with Austic's baby at the time.

Austic was found guilty of murder in 2009 and sentenced to a minimum of 25 years behind bars.

But his conviction was overturned last month after he took his case to the WA Court of Appeal. The reasons for the judgment have been suppressed.

Austic appeared in the WA Supreme Court on Monday via video link from Hakea prison.

He will face a retrial, starting on October 26, and is expected to make a bail application on Tuesday.

After the appeal was quashed, Austic's family said they were feeling emotional and excited, but recognised there was a long road ahead.

"We thank everybody for their support and especially thank our legal team," they said in a statement.

"To Scott, we want you home and we will not give up."