He’s Avery’s nephew and half-brother to Brendan Dassey, was tried and convicted for aiding Avery in the murder.
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Steven Avery from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin still maintains his innocence when it comes to the death of Teresa Halbach, which he was sentenced to life in prison for.
Steven Avery is also saying that the search that found a lot of evidence was illegal because it exceeded the limits set by the search warrant itself. “We are confident Mr. Avery’s conviction will be vacated when we present the new evidence and results of our work to the appropriate court”. Law enforcement officials who were involved in the Halbach case have criticized the series, which is told from the perspective of Avery’s family and defense attorneys.
Obviously, Avery is likely hoping that the attention brought to this case by the documentary will help his cause, but several key pieces of evidence that may help to overturn his conviction were actually not featured in the ten-part Netflix series.
Despite appealing is case with the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, he has been denied the chance of a re-trial.
A representative from attorney Kathleen Zellner’s office in Downers Grove, Illinois says Zellner met with Avery on Monday.
Manitowoc County Sheriff Robert Hermann says he hasn’t seen Avery’s appeal, which was filed Tuesday.
Avery, 53, was wrongfully convicted of a 1985 rape, serving 18 years before being freed. Although evidence is sketchy, prosecutor Kratz claims Avery’s DNA, not blood, was found under the hood of Teresa’s vehicle, proving he must have touched the auto.
This comes after a change.org petition called for presidential pardon of Avery, to which the White House responded was only something the state governor can do.
The two agreed that Avery and Dassey’s convictions were in the hands of the jurors, whom they both said they trust.
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Though Avery now has new legal representation, he filed the appeal himself before the new lawyers signed on to his case. The project could pass on the case if there isn’t new evidence available to support a demand for another trial, Findley said, or because another legal organization would be better suited for it.
