Prosecutors will dispute an attacker's claim of "excessive self-defence", telling a court the victim was in an "incredibly vulnerable position" when he was struck multiple times with a machete.
Zachery Norton, 32, made a fresh bail application in the ACT Supreme Court on Friday, October 9.
His attempted murder trial was set to begin on Thursday, but the 32-year-old instead pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm.
