For me, if it was me and I was 100% innocent I would want the court date moved up and my name cleared ASAP. I wouldn't be kicking the can down the road.
Then any half decent attorney - whether paid for or assigned - would do his/her best to convince you otherwise. In my experience, the only time speed is in favor of the defense is when the prosecution doesn’t have their ducks in a row and you want to make sure they don’t have time to do so.