A jury will decide if Borce Ristevski is guilty of murdering his wife Karen at a Supreme Court trial that will begin next March.

A short directions hearing was held at the Supreme Court on Monday to set the date for Mr Ristevski's murder trial, which is slated to take up to five weeks.

Mr Ristevski appeared in the dock in a black suit and white open-necked shirt. He shared a brief smile with his defence lawyers before the hearing began.

Borce Ristevski appears at the Supreme Court ahead of his murder trial next year. Credit:Eddie Jim

Last week, Magistrate Suzanne Cameron ruled after a nine-day committal hearing that there was sufficient evidence for a jury to convict Mr Ristevski of murder.