Denpasar - Indonesian prosecutors on Tuesday sought a two-week delay before making their sentencing demand for the first of nine Australians on trial in Bali on charges of heroin trafficking.
Prosecutors had been due to make their argument on Tuesday. But instead of the requested two week delay, the chief judge told them to read the sentencing demand on Friday.
The group, dubbed the "Bali Nine" by Australian media, were arrested on the famous resort island last April trying to smuggle more than 8,2kg of heroin from Indonesia to their home country.
Brisbane native Michael Czugaj, accused of being a courier, was to be the first to hear the sentencing demands this week at the Denpasar district court.
"We are not prepared yet," prosecutor Suhadi told the court.
Czugaj, who was caught at the Bali airport with packages of heroin strapped to his body, and the eight others face charges that carry the maximum penalty of death.
It is unclear whether expected sentencing demands, scheduled to be delivered on Thursday for other members of the group, would also be delayed.
Indonesian police have vowed to crack down on illegal drugs on Bali, which they have said has become a hub for international narcotics distribution.
Courts here have delivered a string of tough sentences against foreigners over drugs charges.
They include Australian woman Schapelle Corby, sentenced to 20 years in jail last May after being found guilty of smuggling marijuana.