Thomas' lawyers fight retrial order

Lawyers for Victorian man, Jack Thomas, are opposing a court order that he be retried on terrorism charges.

Thomas' conviction and two year jail term for terrorist related offences was quashed in 2006.

But the Victorian Court of Appeal has ordered his retrial based on alleged new evidence.

Thomas' lawyers told the Court of Appeal, the retrial should not be allowed to proceed, arguing the evidence from a media interview did not provide fresh leads in the case.

They say ASIO knew of the interview before the trial, and did not pass on the information to Federal Police.

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