Posted: 7:08 PM- ELDORADO, Texas -- A 16-year-old daughter of polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs launched a new effort Tuesday to replace her court-appointed attorney.

A motion filed by Teresa Jeffs in Schleicher County said the "personal behavior" of attorney Natalie Malonis, who represents her in an ongoing child welfare investigation, demonstrates "choices that brought her judgment, lifestyle and her ability to cope with responsibilities and obligations into question."

The filing does not offer further specifics, but said it was referring to events that began in 2000. Malonis said she had no idea what events the motion refers to and said her personal life is not relevant.

Teresa Jeffs' filing also says her personal conflicts with Malonis have "rendered their relationship counterproductive."

The rift between Malonis and Teresa Jeffs first became public last month, after the attorney sought a temporary restraining order to keep a spokesman for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints away from her client.

Malonis claimed FLDS member Willie Jessop was influencing the girl, who has denied having a sexual relationship but has declined to discuss whether she is married.

Photographs, diaries and a marriage record filed in court last week appeared to show Warren Jeffs married Teresa Jeffs to a 34-year-old man in 2006.

On June 19, Teresa Jeffs wrote a letter to 51st District Judge Barbara Walther asking that Malonis be replaced. Since then, her new filing said, Malonis has "argued, cajoled, threatened and all but called the child a liar."

Malonis also sent the teen emails "berating" her on a number of issues, it said, including her appearance before the Schleicher County grand jury.

Teresa Jeffs is one of six women who have appeared briefly before the jury, which is meeting for the second time in Eldorado. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is overseeing the proceedings and is expected to make a statement later today.

The new court document, filed on behalf of Teresa Jeffs by defense attorney Alan Futrell, says the relationship between Malonis and Teresa Jeffs has become "so fractious and untenable" it can not continue.

Walther refused to consider replacing Malonis at hearing in June. On Thursday, she canceled a hearing set for Monday on the same issue. On Friday, a guardian ad litem for Teresa Jeffs filed the documents referring to the alleged 2006 marriage. The documents were leaked to a Texas newspaper that day.

A Tom Green County District Court clerk said on Monday the judge has still not authorized the public release of the documents.