Do I need a different lawyer?

Defendant in a criminal case. totally disabled, double hand disability. Being dragged to court because Nancy Avellino is claiming that I called and threatened to burn her house down on 10/21/08 at 620pm. I have it on tape that Nancy is the one who called me at that time, threatening me. She got a restraining order on me in another court, and I also filed a cross complaint in that court. All stems from a well being call that my daughter did on this woman, who called to move in she was fighting with her husband, who had also threatened me on the phone that night.My lawyer is telling me not to bring up arson or other charges, because they were dropped. They are charging me with making a phone c