A former AFL umpire allegedly at the centre of a Brownlow Medal betting scandal will have to wait even longer for his day in court, with prosecutors asking for more time to prepare their case.

The case against Michael Pell, who resigned from AFL umpiring in 2022, was expected to return to court today but has been adjourned until December.

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Pell faces six charges related to an alleged $300,000 fraud.

7NEWS has been told the delay is coming from prosecutors who have requested additional time to build their case in what has already been a three-year investigation.

The former umpire is charged with six offences, including that he communicated Brownlow vote information from six games in 2021 to three people.

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