LAWYERS for the Australian woman facing the death penalty for allegedly smuggling drugs into Bali will this week request a meeting with consular officials in a bid to seek help from Australian authorities.

The move by Schapelle Leigh Corby's defence team comes as Bali drug squad police today plan to transfer a brief of evidence against her to prosecutors – indicating that her trial could start within months.

And yesterday Ms Corby's Bali-based sister, Mercedes, came to Denpasar's Polda police headquarters jail to visit her sibling, along with two small children and another female friend.

They brought food and drinks – but were unable to get nearer to Ms Corby than shouting to one another through the cell bars.

Earlier Ms Corby, who has been in the jail since her arrest three weeks ago, shouted from her cell to the media: "I can't say anything."

And her sister Mercedes, frustrated by press waiting at the jail, told Ms Corby: "You can't come out of the cell because of all these people here. Just stay in there."

Bali drug detectives have confirmed that they intend to recommend to prosecutors, as part of the dossier of evidence, that Ms Corby, 27, be tried under Indonesia's tough narcotics law No. 82, which carries the maximum death penalty for drug importing.

But deciding which laws to use is the job of prosecutors, who will today begin assessing the strength of the case contained in the dossier.

Meanwhile Ms Corby's lawyers are working hard to build a defence that the 4.1kg of marijuana found in her luggage did not belong to her and must have been planted.

They say they need assistance from Australian officials in Indonesia in order to have their own independent tests conducted on the drugs and that before the Australian Federal Police can get involved there must be a request from the Embassy.

But lawyer Lily Lubis said that so far they had not received any positive response to the request nor to requests for information from Australian Airlines on the weight of Ms Corby's luggage when she checked in at Brisbane airport.

"We did contact the AFP through the consulate but we are still waiting for their response," Ms Lubis said.

"Now we have to prove that it (the marijuana) does not belong to her. She does not know how it can be in that bag She doesn't accept that it is hers."

Advocating Ms Corbys innocence, Ms Lubis says that even she finds the case against the Gold Coast beauty therapy student unbelievable given that the drugs were in no way hidden inside her unlocked body board bag.

"Do you think somebody can be that stupid, can be crazy? I dont know what to say but for me it is unbelievable," Ms Lubis said.

The defence wants independent forensic tests on the THC content or strength of the marijuana in a bid to prove if it originated from Australia or Bali.

Bali's chief narcotics detective, Lt-Colonel Bambang Sugiarto, said the dossier contained statements from nine witnesses, including her two female friends and younger brother, who was with her on the flight to Bali.

There were also statements from the customs officials who discovered the drugs at Bali's international airport, together with those of forensic experts.

Lt-Col Sugiarto said no fingerprint tests had been conducted on the vacuum- sealed plastic bag containing the drugs because too many hands had touched the bag after its discovery.

After the dossier is handed over, prosecutors have two weeks to assess its contents. If they want further investigations made, they can return it to police for another 14 days.

The large bag of marijuana heads was found inside Ms Corby's bodyboard bag on October 8, after she arrived on an Australian Airlines flight from Brisbane to Sydney to Denpasar.

She had been planning a two-week stay in Bali, where Mercedes was celebrating her 38th birthday.

The move, by Schapelle Leigh Corby's defence team, comes as Bali drug squad police today plan to transfer a brief of evidence against her to prosecutors, signalling her trial could start within months.

Corby's Bali-based sister, Mercedes, went to Denpasar's Polda police headquarters jail to visit her sibling.

She was accompanied by two small children and another woman friend.

The group brought food and drinks for Corby but were unable to visit her personally and they ended up shouting to each other through the cell bars.

Earlier Corby, who has been in the jail since her arrest three weeks ago, shouted from her cell to the media: "I can't say anything."

Mercedes, frustrated by press waiting at the jail, told Corby: "You can't come out of the cell because of all these people here. Just stay in there."

Balinese narcotics detectives have confirmed they intend to recommend to prosecutors, as part of the dossier of evidence, 27-year-old Corby be tried under Indonesia's tough narcotics law number 82, which carries the maximum death penalty for drug importation.

The decision on which laws to use rests with prosecutors who from today will begin assessing the strength of the case in the dossier.

Meanwhile, Corby's lawyers are working hard to argue that the 4.1kg of marijuana found in her luggage did not belong to her and must have been planted.

They say they need assistance from Australian officials in Indonesia to have their own independent tests conducted on the drugs.

Before the Australian Federal Police can get involved there must be a request from the Australian Embassy.

Lawyer Lily Lubis said they had not received any response to the request nor to requests for information from Australian Airlines on the weight of Corby's luggage when she checked in at Brisbane airport.

"Now we have to prove that it (the marijuana) does not belong to her. She does not know how it can be in that bag. She doesn't accept it is hers," Mrs Lubis said.

Ms Lubis said she finds the case against the Gold Coast beauty therapy student unbelievable, given the drugs were in no way hidden inside her unlocked body board bag.

"Do you think somebody can be that stupid, can be crazy," she said. "I don't know what to say but for me it is unbelievable."

The defence wants independent forensic tests on the THC content or strength of the marijuana in a bid to prove if it is from Australia or Bali.

Aussie woman's plea

LAWYERS for the Australian woman facing the death penalty for allegedly smuggling drugs into Bali will this week seek help from Australian authorities.

The move by Schapelle Leigh Corby's defence team comes as Bali drug squad police today plan to transfer a brief of evidence to prosecutors, signalling her trial could start within months.

Balinese drugs detectives have confirmed they intend to recommend that 27- year-old Ms Corby be tried under Indonesia's tough narcotics law number 82, which carries the maximum death penalty for drug importation.

Ms Corby's lawyers are working hard to build a defence that the 4.1kg of marijuana found in her luggage on October 8 did not belong to her and must have been placed there by someone else.

Advocating Ms Corby's innocence, defence lawyer Lily Lubis said she found the case against the Gold Coast student unbelievable, given that the drugs were in no way hidden. "Do you think somebody can be that stupid, can be crazy. I don't know what to say, but for me it is unbelievable," Ms Lubis said.

"Now we have to prove that it does not belong to her. She does not know how it can be in that bag. She doesn't accept that it is hers."

The defence wants independent forensic tests on the drug's THC content, to find if it originated in Australia or Bali.

They say they need help from Australian officials in Indonesia to have independent tests, and was still waiting on a response to a request for consular assistance to get Australian Federal Police help.

Requests for information from Australian Airlines on the weight of Ms Corby's luggage when she checked in at Brisbane airport had also been unsuccessful.

Yesterday Ms Corby's Bali-based sister Mercedes sought to visit her, but was unable to, and they ended up shouting at each other through the cell bars.

Bali's chief drugs detective Lieutenant-Colonel Bambang Sugiarto said the dossier of evidence contained statements from nine witnesses, including Ms Corby's two female friends and younger brother, who travelled with her to Bali.

There were also statements from the Customs officials who discovered the drugs at Bali's international airport, and from forensic experts.

Lt-Col. Sugiarto said that no fingerprint tests had been conducted on the vacuum-sealed plastic bag containing the drugs because too many hands had touched the bag after its discovery.

After the dossier is handed over, prosecutors have two weeks to assess its contents. A further 14 days of police investigations can be sought.