It is thought it will become a trial within a trial as the men challenge the legality of the court to hear their case, and it will be littered with postponements and adjournments.
An inquest into Arlene's death was ordered in 2007 but has been hit by delays after Howard's legal team launched a legal challenge claiming it could undermine the trial verdict.
The lawyers told the appeal court that trial judge Lord Turnbull was wrong to reject a legal challenge which claimed there was not enough evidence to show the men believed the packages were capable of exploding.
Their final challenge before the decisive vote involved eating four dishes each in a bushtucker trial, including ingredients such as live cockroaches and a witchetty grub.
After some trial and error in pre-season tours between 2005-2010, the 2011 World Football Challenge is slated to be the biggest soccer event of the summer.
"I believe the accused should get a fair trial and I have come forward to represent them, " he said, adding that he plans to challenge the police over their handling of the evidence linking the accused to the case.