The Vancouver jury hearing the first degree murder trial of Nathan Fry receives final instructions from the judge Friday before retiring to consider a verdict.

Instructions in the B.C. Supreme Court case are expected to take most of the day but its possible deliberations could begin late this afternoon.

Fry was charged after a fire was set at an East Vancouver townhouse in May of 2006, killing five people, including four members of the same family.

The blaze killed Adela Etibako, three of her children and the girlfriend of her son, Bolingo, who survived by jumping out a window.

Yesterday, Fry's lawyer told the jury there are no witnesses, fingerprints, DNA or forensic evidence to link his client to the blaze.

Fry took the witness stand Monday. He told the jury he was out stealing from marijuana grow-ops the night of the fire, although he admits he was in the Etibako neighbourhood.

Last week, the court watched a videotape made by undercover police in which Fry said he used gasoline and a torch to set fire to the home.

Fry also told the court Bolingo Etibako was his best friend until he ratted Fry out to the police about an assault.