The man accused of the domestic violence murder of Molly Ticehurst appears one step closer to entering a plea, with nearly 18 months of "fragile" legal negotiations almost complete.

Daniel Billings, 30, is charged with murdering Ms Ticehurst at her home in Forbes, central western NSW, in the early hours of April 22, 2024.

During a brief mention in Parkes Local Court on Friday morning, Billings' Legal Aid solicitor Diane Elston said negotiations with prosecutors were at an advanced stage.

"They are in a fragile place, but we have done a lot of work over the last seven weeks since the last appearance in court," Ms Elston said.

The parties were "90 per cent" on an agreed statement of facts, deputy senior crown prosecutor Lee Carr SC said via audio-visual link from Sydney.

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