Scott Nelson,

who is accused of kidnapping and killing an Altamonte Springs woman, has asked his judge for more food in jail.

A man accused of kidnapping a woman from her employer’s home in Winter Park and killing her said in court Friday that his attorneys are not complying with all his requests — and asked the judge to help him get more food in jail.

Circuit Judge Keith White told Scott Nelson that’s something he does not control, but said his defense team can file a request for it with the jail. Nelson, 54, is facing the death penalty in the killing of Jennifer Fulford, 56 of Altamonte Springs.

Some members of her family were in court Friday.

Nelson said he has asked his attorneys from the Orange-Osceola Public Defender’s Office for a copy of his records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons and wanted the address of a religious leader, whom he did not name in court.

“I have no problems with my defense team, I think we can go from this point forward. It’s just that I think that they need to be a little more forthcoming with a couple of my requests,” Nelson said.

“Are you alleging that your attorneys are being ineffective in their representation of you, or not?” White asked.

“No, I don’t think so at all,” Nelson said. “I just think they’re coming up with excuses rather than solutions.”

One of his requests, which he made in writing in a letter to White, was that his case go to trial as scheduled June 11 — eight months after his arrest on Oct. 1, 2017. Defendants facing the death penalty often waive their right to a speedy trial to give their attorneys more time to prepare.

“We understand there’s no waiver without the client’s consent, but it’s very onerous in a capital case,” Orange-Osceola Public Defender Robert Wesley told White Friday.

Defense attorneys in death penalty cases investigate the defendant’s background to try and convince jurors not to recommend execution.

That requires “a thorough examination of the life history of this man, who is not a 20-year-old, who actually lived a full life, had a lot of experience, lived in a lot of places,” Wesley said. White asked Nelson if he heard Wesley’s concerns and said he’d be open to revisiting the issue.

In the five-page letter to White filed this week, Nelson wrote that he has lost 40 pounds since his arrest and that the jail won’t approve his request to go on a high-calorie diet.

“Your honor, I am facing the penalty of death,” Nelson wrote in his letter. “My whole life I’ve been abused. I’ve got no money, no family, no friends, and the government wants me dead. I suffer from mental illness. I am starving to death and my insane defense team wants me to waive my right to a fast and speedy trial. No way!!!”

In his letter, Nelson also hinted that he may have committed other crimes.

“I’ve provided a full confession, gave up unsolved armed bank robberies, and promised to divulge 8 homicides,” Nelson wrote. “I’ve never been caught for this.”