He wants to be reimbursed for up to $300,000 after his acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin

George Zimmerman wants the state of Florida to pick up the tab for his legal defense, just weeks after he was acquitted in the high-profile trial of Trayvon Martin’s death.

Zimmerman, who was found not guilty of murder last month in a case that riveted the nation and sparked pitched conversations about race, will ask that Florida foots a legal bill of up to $300,000, his lawyer told the Orlando Sentinel.

State law requires that Florida cover all legal expenses — except lawyer’s fees — for an acquitted defendant, from expert witnesses to the 3D videos shown to jurors. Zimmerman is still preparing a motion that will ask for between $200,000 and $300,000, according to his lawyer.

Taxpayers have already shelled out an estimated $902,000 on the second-degree murder trial that ended July 13, the newspaper reports.

[Orlando Sentinel]