Martin Shkreli is looking for a new lawyer

Martin Shkreli

(AP Images)
Martin Shkreli.

Days before Martin Shkreli's next scheduled court appearance, the infamous former pharma CEO is seeking a new lawyer.

Shkreli is in the process of finding a new attorney, according to a letter from his current lawyer, Marcus Asner, to Judge Kiyo Matsumoto, as first reported by Reuters.

The New York Times asked Shkreli if the change in lawyers had anything to do with Shkreli's recent online presence or TV interview.

Shkreli told the paper that this is "a dumb theory."

The former pharma CEO, who at one point was head of two companies, was arrested in December on charges of securities fraud related to events earlier in his career. The charges were not related to the incident that made Shkreli a household name — his 5,000% price increase of a critical antiparasitic drug called Daraprim.

Shkreli was originally scheduled to appear in federal district court on Wednesday, but this change in lawyers could delay that hearing. In his letter, Asner wrote that the lawyers for all parties involved are looking into an alternative date the week of February 1.

NOW WATCH: Turns out exercise might not be a cure for weight gain

More From Business Insider

• Animal blood comes in 5 crazy colors — but you have to do something gruesome to determine which
  

• Here's what it's like to be married to a psychopath
  

• A biotech venture capitalist explains his 3 criteria for new investments