JODI ARIAS RESPONDS TO CLAIMS SHE "THREATENED" PROSECUTOR JUAN MARTINEZ

Phoenix, AZ: Convicted murderer Jodi Arias, has responded to claims made by a former cellmate that she had "threatened" to harm Prosecutor Juan Martinez.

Last week former cellmate Cassandra Collins, spoke to FOX 10 News reporter, Troy Hayden, and told him that Arias "threatened to get revenge on prosecutor Juan Martinez if she was given the death penalty."

Hayden, who famously interviewed Arias just moments after she had been convicted of First Degree Murder in the death of her one-time lover Travis Alexander, had been able to confirm that Collins had been Arias' cellmate before her trial began. However, since the story broke, Arias has taken to her Twitter account to reach out to Hayden and not only deny the claims, but to question the credibility and stability of Collins. She also accused Hayden of "misleading" his viewers.

When Hayden messaged Arias privately to ask for a more detailed comment on the situation, she Tweeted: 

Arias' defense team, however, are using the original Fox 10/Hayden story as the basis of yet another motion for a change of venue, saying that it further goes to "infect" any future jury pool. In their brief they state: ""the nature and the content of the report aired by FOX 10 infected the (proceedings) with extra-judicial information that directly attacks her case.. and presents aggravating circumstances that are of the nature that they would not be legal for the jury to consider."

Although Judge Sherry Stephens has yet to rule on the motion, based on previous similar motions by Arias' team, it isn't likely to gain much ground. -E.R.