or to make such a huge and obvious misstep that the 11th Circuit will pull her off the case
The 11th circuit can’t just act on their own. Smith would have to file a motion to have her recused for them to take action, and experts still consider that a long shot because while her bias is blatantly obvious, she has been very careful to not take actions that the 11th circuit can use as justification to remove her, and painfully slow scheduling is generally not considered grounds for removal.
She has already made her intentions clear; she has not made rulings on several motions as she’s waiting for a jury to be seated so when she dismisses the case, double jeopardy will already be attached. And at that point, Smith is SOL.