Attorneys in the Markeith Loyd case returned to court for a status hearing Tuesday in Orlando.

The judge met with prosecutors, along with defense attorneys for Loyd. 

The judge decided the attorneys will meet again next week to decide how to proceed with expert witnesses.

Loyd himself did not appear in court.

An Orange County judge set his pretrial date in court last month to Dec. 10, 2018 and his trial will begin a month later on Jan. 14, 2019.

He has been charged with killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon, and a few weeks later also killing Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton.