Jodi Arias will be back in court on Monday morning for what may be the last time. The final phase of her trial is expected to be completed today with a jury deciding whether or not Arias will be executed for the murder of Travis Alexander.

Arias' fate will be decided by the same jury that convicted her of murdering Alexander. Earlier last week, the jury decided the act was sufficiently cruel to warrant the death penalty, now they must decide if that penalty will be given to Arias.

Members of Alexander's family testified last week about the impact his death has had on their family. Steven Alexander, Travis' younger brother, told the jury about how he dreams about the slaying often and has developed ulcers requiring hospitalization since the incident, according to Reuters.

The latest phase of the trial will have the defense presenting witnesses on Arias' behalf as they try to convince the jury to spare her life. Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi told jurors to expect Arias to testify on Monday as well, according to USA Today.

"When you understand who Ms. Arias is, you will understand that life is the appropriate sentence," Nurmi said.

Shortly after being found guilty Arias told television reporters that she would prefer execution over life imprisonment.

"The worst outcome for me would be natural life, I would much rather die sooner than later," Arias said. "I said years ago that I'd rather get death than life and that is still true today. I believe death is the ultimate freedom, so I'd rather just have my freedom as soon as I can get it."

These statements have complicated things for her defense attorneys who are arguing that Arias' receive life imprisonment. Some professionals believe that Arias may have made the statements as a way to manipulate the jury into giving her what she actually wants, life imprisonment, according to USA Today.

"Jodi Arias has proven herself to be a conniving manipulator so she may be saying something like this to get a reaction from the jury," said Michael Cardoza, a defense attorney from San Francisco. "She may be hoping the jury says, 'We won't give her what she wants, and if she wants death, we're giving her life.'"

To find out what the jury decides watch the live stream of the trial here when it resumes at 1:00 p.m. EDT.