Alek Minassian appeared in court briefly Thursday as lawyers continue to work to confirm the trial date for the driver in the Yonge Street van attack.

His lawyers plan to argue he was not criminally responsible when he drove a rented van down a busy sidewalk on Yonge Street on April 23, 2018, killing 10 pedestrians and injuring 16 others.

The judge-alone trial in front of Superior Court Justice Anne Molloy is tentatively scheduled to begin in early March.

Looking grey and gaunt, Minassian, 27, sat hunched over in the prisoner’s box during the short proceedings.

Prosecutor Joseph Callaghan told Molloy he has received hospital records the Crown had been seeking. Another court date in front of Justice John McMahon is scheduled for Jan. 27 where it is hoped “a realistic” trial start date will be confirmed.

Molloy agreed to convene court again Jan. 31 for another update.

Minassian has admitted to police in a videotaped statement that he was responsible for the mass murder.