Convicted murderer Susan Neill-Fraser has been left frustrated by a parole condition barring her from speaking to the media, the head of her supporter group says.

The 71-year-old grandmother served 13 years behind bars for killing partner Bob Chappell on the couple's yacht moored in Hobart on Australia Day 2009.

She was released on parole in 2022 and recently launched legal action against a condition preventing her from communicating directly or indirectly to media to "claim her alleged innocence".

The condition is in place to protect Chappell's family and friends from further trauma and distress, the parole board said.

Lawyers for Neill-Fraser were today given until October 31 by the Supreme Court of Tasmania to file affidavit material before the matter heads to a yet-to-be-sche

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