Summary: Two attorneys have agreed to represent Steven Avery, the subject of Netflix’s hit documentary Making a Murderer, in his appeals case.
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Avery filed a notice of appeal last month with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
With Zellner’s record and the overwhelming evidence that authorities didn’t handle Avery’s case fairly, Zellner was confident they would win.
Avery also claims in his appeal that the multi-day search of his property was illegal because it exceeded the terms of the search warrant.
The Avery case has recently gained popularity with coverage in its own docuseries on the popular movie streaming service.
One of the jurors during the trial was Carl Wardman, a Manitowoc County sheriff’s volunteer, with a son who served as a sergeant for the department.
According to the appeal papers, Avery claimed: “The Judge Angela Sutkiewicz, Inartfully Circomnavigated Around irrefutable, Uncontrovertable Evidence in Averys Favour that both refutes and rebukes the Memorandum Decision [sic]…”
Zellner & Associates, P.C.in Downers Grove announced Friday it will assume “the full and complete representation of Steven Avery”.
On Friday, the public learned that Illinois-based attorney Kathleen Zellner’s law firm along with Tricia Bushnell, legal director of the Midwest Innocence Project, will be taking his case. At the moment, there are petitions demanding for his pardon, along with charged accomplice, Brendan Dassey, as there are allegations that the case was framed by the Manitowoc County.
Since its premiere in December, the Netflix original docu-series Making a Murderer has captured the attention of everyone from internet sleuths to the staff this very website. But two years later, Avery and his then-teenage nephew Brendan Dassey were charged with killing of Teresa Halbach, a photographer who visited the family salvage yard to take photos.
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And Monday, Walker – a tough-on-crime Republican who has never issued a pardon during his five years in office – indicated in a statement posted to social media that he wouldn’t start with Avery.
