"I can indicate that it is my expectation the brief will be delivered well before, possibly late next week," prosecutor Andrew Tinney SC said.
Magistrate Duncan Reynolds has set October 6 as the date for the next mention of the matter.
Pell's defence team did not ask the magistrate to excuse the cardinal from appearing when the case returns to court.
The 76-year-old has taken leave from his position as Vatican treasurer to return to Australia to fight historical sexual offence charges involving multiple complainants.
The third most powerful person in the Catholic Church was confronted with a massive contingent of Australian and international media on his arrival at court on Wednesday morning.
"Not unsurprisingly, there's been a great deal of media and other interest in these matters," Tinney said.
Pell was charged on June 29 and as he was charged on summons, he was not required to appear at today's filing hearing but indicated he would attend.
The matter will now proceed to a committal mention on October 6.
During the mention, counsel will have the opportunity to canvass legal issues before a committal hearing date is fixed.
Pell will not have to enter a plea unless a magistrate decides there is enough evidence to stand trial in the County Court.
"It's only if the accused is committed to trial that he will be called upon to enter a formal plea," Reynolds said.
WHAT CHARGES DOES HE FACE?
Multiple historical sexual offence charges involving multiple complainants.
Pell is the highest-ranking Catholic official to be charged with sexual abuse.
HOW WAS HE CHARGED?
Pell was charged on summons on June 29 while he was in Rome. The charges were served on his legal representatives in Melbourne and filed in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.
WHAT WAS WEDNESDAY'S COURT HEARING?
The filing hearing in the Melbourne Magistrates Court was a brief administrative hearing to set a timetable for the early part of the court process.
Magistrate Duncan Reynolds adjourned the matter until a committal mention on October 6.
The court heard the prosecution expects to hand its brief of evidence to the defence well before the agreed date of September 8, possibly by late next week.
The hand-up brief contains all the evidence in the case in the form of witness statements, the accused's record of interview and copies of exhibits.
HOW LONG DID WEDNESDAY'S HEARING LAST?
About six and a half minutes.
DID PELL HAVE TO ATTEND?
No, but Pell was there in person.He was escorted the 100 metres between his high-profile barrister Robert Richter QC's office and the court by police officers amid a 100-strong media scrum.
As Pell was charged on summons, he could have applied to the magistrate to be excused from attending the filing hearing and have his lawyer represent him.
DID PELL ENTER A PLEA?
No, but Richter said Pell will plead not guilty to all charges.Pell does not have to enter a formal plea unless he is committed to stand trial.
WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP?
The committal mention on October 6, which is a preliminary hearing before a full committal hearing.At the committal mention, a number of issues can be canvassed and the magistrate can set a date for the committal hearing.
WHEN WILL A FULL HEARING BE HELD?
A committal hearing may not be held for a number of months, possibly in early 2018.
It is at that stage that the magistrate decides if there is enough evidence for the case to go to trial which may not be held until late 2018 or possibly 2019.
