A 40-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a Newton Abbot man.
Stuart Hodgkin, of Stockbridge Road, Winchester, Hampshire, appeared via video link at Exeter Crown Court.
He denied murdering 51-year-old Adrian Munday, who was found dead in the lounge of his home in Wain Lane, Newton Abbot, last October.
His body was discovered after there had been a fire at the premises.
Police said he had sustained injuries not connected to the blaze.
Hodgkin was remanded in custody to Exeter Prison and the court heard a three- week murder trial will begin at the end of May.