TAMPA, Fla. -- The latest legal saga involving Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston could take nearly two more years to play out.

A tentative trial date has been set for April 3, 2017, in the civil lawsuit against Winston, the Tampa Bay Times reported. That will come nearly two years after Erica Kinsman filed a sexual battery suit against Winston.

According to the Orlando Sentinel, attorneys for Winston and Kinsman have until Oct. 14, 2016 for evidence discovery.

The allegation stems from an off-campus incident in December 2012, when Winston and Kinsman were both students at Florida State. The incident was investigated, but Winston never was charged with a crime.

Kinsman filed the civil lawsuit in state court in Orlando in April. According to court documents, she accused Winston of sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress arising out of forcible rape.

She has also filed a separate lawsuit against FSU for its handling of the alleged incident. The Sentinel reported that case is scheduled to go before a jury on July 18, 2016.

The No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft, Winston has maintained his innocence and filed a counterclaim in May accusing Kinsman of defamation.