The trial for Noor Salman, the wife of the Pulse nightclub shooter, will begin March 1, 2018, a judge decided in federal court Thursday.

Salman, who was granted a protection order, faces charges of obstruction and aiding and abetting her husband in the worst mass shooting in modern American history.

Salman appeared in court with two attorneys. She didn't speak out loud, only occasionally whispering to her lawyers.

Jury selection will begin on that date. Both parties agreed to submit their own version of questionnaires that will be sent to 800 to 1,000 potential jurors, who will remain anonymous. The questionnaires will help both sides narrow down the long list of potential jurors.

The government must present its evidence by May 3 — the next court hearing in the case — and the defense team will look at the evidence.

Court documents show that the government has about 100,000 pages of evidence. The judge also ordered that certain documents can be sealed.  

The trial is expected to last about five weeks.

"The law guarantees Noor Salman a fair jury and a fair trial, and I am confident that we will find that somewhere," Salman attorney Charles Swift said.

Salman has pleaded not guilty, and initially a trial date was set for June. However, on Thursday, new documents showed a request to push that date back to March 2018.

The Pulse night club shooting June 12, 2016 left 49 people dead and another 53 injured. Gunman Omar Mateen was killed by law enforcement during the terror attack.