Bulgaria's highest court has announced it will now hear the case of Australian Jock Palfreeman a fortnight earlier than originally scheduled.

The Supreme Court of Cassation was originally due to review the 32-year old’s parole on October 23rd, but announced it was moving the case forward due to the amount of public interest in the trial, and the restrictions placed on the convicted Australian’s movements

Palfreeman, originally from Sydney, was sentenced to 20 years' jail in 2009 for the fatal stabbing of law student Andrei Monov during a brawl in 2007.