Mr Peet said he was told Naden "looked thin" and was sporting a shaved head when he appeared in the Supreme Court of NSW, yesterday.

His defence barrister, Mark Ierace SC, said there was likely to be a "fitness issue".

Dubbo-born Naden, who was once Australia's most wanted man, was said to be suffering from a "significant" mental health issue, resulting from his isolated, life-on-the-run.

He is accused of strangling Kristy Scholes in a bedroom of his grandparents' home in Dubbo in June, 2005, and the suspected murder of Lateesha Nolan, who went missing in Dubbo in January 2005.

Naden was last seen in Dubbo in June 2005, and was caught by police seven years later on March 22, 2012, camping in the bush near Gloucester, NSW.

He is also charged with the attempted murder of a policeman who attempted to capture him as well as break and enter, stealing and assault charges, which occurred during his time as a fugitive.

The Daily Liberal spoke to Ms Nolan's father Mick Peet yesterday, who is struggling to keep the wheels turning on the home front in flood-ravished Bundaberg.

Mr Peet said a couple he is good friends with stood in for him at court in Sydney, Friday.

"They said he looks very thin, he doesnt look the same anymore," he said.

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"I'm concerned that he might not be seen fit to stand trial, I just want justice served."

Mr Peet told the Daily Liberal after the eighth anniversary of Lateesha's disappearance last month he had been haunted by strange coincedences, dreams and significant dates.

He said Naden's court hearings tended to occur around his or family member's birthdays.

"The next court hearing is the day before my wife's birthday, it's so strange," he said.

Mr Peet expressed his gratitude to Paul and Faye Leveson, who represented him at court yesterday.

"They are good friends and in the same boat as me.

"Their son, Matthew, was murdered six years ago and his body is still missing."

"We have two missing loved ones, and no bodies."

Although his thoughts were on Naden's court hearing result, Mr Peet's distress at the devastation that had swept his home town of Bundaberg, was obvious.

"It's a mess, it's going to take Bundy a long time to recover from this," he said.

"We copped some damage from the flash flooding, we had to take our carpet out to dry, a few awnings were ripped out and the shelves are empty in the shops,

"There was a lot of panic buying, there's been nothing on the shelves for days."

Naden waived his right to a committal hearing in November.

Justice Megan Latham set a fitness hearing Naden for March 26.