With less than three weeks before the George Zimmerman trial, defense attorneys have asked for a delay of trial and the state has renewed its request for a gag order.

Mark O'Mara, Zimmerman's lawyer, filed a motion Thursday for continuance of the trial, asking for six more weeks.

The trial was scheduled to start on Monday, June 10, 2013.

"There has been some recent discovery issued that have come up, including a new expert or at least an expert in a new area of inquiry and some other discovery that just came out that we realized the state has had for the last few months and I want to get some more information about that," said O'Mara.

The motion is expected to be discussed during a scheduled hearing Tuesday, May 28, 2013.

Earlier, attorneys released a mountain of new evidence, including Trayvon Martin's cell phone records and recent photos of the 17-year-old shot and killed in Sanford last year.

The defense's third supplemental discovery, released Thursday also included photos from Martin's cell phone.

Some of the photos show the teen blowing smoke and extending his middle finger to the camera. Others show a gun and what appears to be a potted marijuana plant.

The defense is likely to use this information as part of their effort to define how they want the jury to see Martin, whom Zimmerman said he shot in self-defense in February 2012.

O'Mara also filed a motion Thursday asking for sanctions against the state attorney's office alleging discovery violations in regards to the items on Martin's cell phone.

"This continued and ongoing philosophy of hiding discovery and failing to disclose discoverable information from the defense is an ongoing attempt by the State Attorney's Office to deny Mr. Zimmerman a right to a fair trial by attempting to customize and curtail discovery in this matter in violation of his Sixth Amendment rights," O'Mara wrote in the motion.

Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder. Jury selection in his trial begins Monday, June 10, at the Seminole County Courthouse.

In the released text messages, Martin tells a friend that his mother has told him he needs to move out of her house and move in with his father because he was caught skipping school.

Prosecutors filed a motion last week asking Judge Debra Nelson to prevent the photos, texts and other personal information from being shown to a jury. A hearing on that is set for next Tuesday.

Thursday's release also included reports made by Zimmerman of previous incidents at the Retreat at Twin Lakes, the neighborhood where the shooting took place. The incident reports detailed prowlers and burglaries in the subdivision.

Also included was a screen capture from Twitter, showing a post from the Retreat at Twin Lakes' account:

"Our Neighborhood Watch leads to four arrests in burglaries in the RTL. Great job!"
-- @RTL_News, posted Feb. 12, 2012

Severeal items were redacted from the public release, including Martin's school records and videos from his cell phone and YouTube channel.

Other videos from Miami-Dade Schools were also redacted. Martin's lived and attended school in Miami.

Zimmerman's medical report from the day after he shot the teen was also redacted from Thursday's public release.

The state renewed its request for a gag order in the case.

“Unless Defense Counsel stops talking to the media about the case, in person or by use of Defendant’s website, it will more difficult to find jurors who have not been influenced by media accounts of the case,” State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda wrote.

The State Attorney's Office also filed a motion to ban evidence related to a Computerized Voice Stress Analysis Test Zimmerman took, saying it is unreliable and "contrary to the rules and laws governing the courts of the State of Florida."

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Martins' attorneys respond

Statements from the attorneys representing Trayvon Martin's family came shortly after the release by George Zimmerman's defense.

Attorney Ben Crump issued the following statement:

"The only photos or videos that are relevant or admissible at trial are those of Trayvon taken the day he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman. There is no evidence that Trayvon neither had gold teeth, nor gave anybody the finger the night he was shot and killed. Therefore, those pictures are irrelevant and will not be admitted into evidence.

Is the defense trying to prove Trayvon deserved to be killed by George Zimmerman because [of] the way he looked? If so, this stereotypical and close-minded thinking is the same mindset that caused George Zimmerman to get out of his car and pursue Trayvon, an unarmed kid who he didn't know. The pretrial release of these irrelevant red herrings is a desperate and pathetic attempt by the defense to pollute and sway the jury pool.

The evidence that will be admitted at trial is the legally documented history of George Zimmerman's propensity for violence, such as his arrest for battery on a law enforcement officer, his injunction to prevent domestic violence taken out by his ex-girlfriend, and evidence of his training as a bouncer for Data Whore Productions, Inc."

Attorney Natalie Jackson issued this statement:

"The photo and documents released by George Zimmerman's defense team today are irrelevant to his guilt or innocence. Their release was meant solely to prejudice a potential jury pool in the days leading up to the trial. As the Zimmerman defense knows, it is highly unlikely that any of these red herrings will even be admitted into evidence at trial."