A lawyer representing Jodi Arias is denying a report claiming that she is suing Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for allegedly contracting Hepatitis C while under his custody.

Defense attorney Jennifer Willmott said the lawsuit filed under Arias' name earlier this month at the U.S. District Court in Arizona is completely false and she does not know who filed it, reports NBC News.

In the lawsuit filed on April 4, Arias blames Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for her fading health and claims that she was given a Tuberculosis shot with an infected needle that gave her Hepatitis C. She also names HLN TV host Nancy Grace as a defendant in the lawsuit and says that both Arpaio and Grace violated her privacy and damaged her chances at a fair trial in the death penalty phase of her murder trial. She also says that she was denied treatment after her left silicone breast implant leaked and caused a fungal growth.

In May 2013, a jury found Arias, 33, guilty of first-degree murder in the ghastly death of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander in his Phoenix home in 2008. However, the jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision on her sentencing. As a result, a retrial is set for Sept. 8 to determine whether she should be sentenced to death, life in prison or life with a chance of release after serving 25 years, reports Reuters.

The suit also lists Alexander's cousin, Christopher Alexander, as a plaintiff and alleges that Arpaio leaked sensual letters between Arias and Christopher Alexander to Grace. In turn, the suit claims that Grace reported that Arias and Christopher Alexander have a sexual relationship and that they plan to get married.

The legal documents obtained by TMZ also reveal that Arias wants a restraining order against the sheriff and Grace.

However, Willmott pointed out that the bizarre lawsuit contains a few red flags, the first being that the return address is listed as Fourth Avenue Jail and Arias is housed in the Estrella Jail. In addition, the signature on the lawsuit doesn't match the one on Arias' driver's license.

In response to the news about the lawsuit, Arpaio told CBS 5 News that Arias is trying to garner publicity.

"Evidently, she's trying to get some media attention. I cut out all visits with her," Arpaio said.

Arpaio went on to say that Arias' anger with the sheriff might be the motive behind the restraining order, if it's legit.

"Nothing surprises me with her," he said. "She's just angry with me because, No. 1, I stopped all the media from going to the jail to interview her. So she has no way to get the media out."