The man accused of tunnelling into his upstairs neighbour’s apartment through a crawl space behind his unit’s fireplace, doesn’t want a lawyer.

Duty counsel Bob Haslam appeared in Calgary Court of Justice on Friday and indicated Ben Edward Maize wants to represent himself, a wish confirmed by the accused.

“He said to me quite adamantly that he does not want counsel and wants to represent himself,” Haslam told Justice Susan Pepper.

“Is that correct, Mr. Maize?” Pepper asked the accused, who appeared in court via video link from the Calgary Remand Centre.

“Yes, ma’am,” Maize replied.

Haslam said he had contacted the court’s case management office and scheduled a one-day trial for Maize on Jan. 19.

Pepper asked if there were earlier dates available for a hearing for Maize, who remains i

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