Making A Murderer series subject Steven Avery files appeal

Steven Avery of Making A Murderer still insists that he is not guilty and now news is out that he has filed an appeal saying that one of the key jurors had it out for him.

The 10-part series raises questions about whether Steven Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, were wrongly convicted, spurring new scrutiny of the case and prompting armchair sleuths to flood online message boards and flood local officials with requests for case records.

The convicted murderer singles out a “Juror C.W.” that repeatedly told other jurors that Avery was “f-king guilty” during the trial.

In addition to a tainted jury, Avery also argued in the recent appeal that evidence was mishandled, specially the victim’s auto, found on Avery’s property, which was not sealed properly by authorities, thereby allowing someone to plant his DNA inside. He said in his papers that his lawyer incompetently represented him.

In case you are somehow not familiar with Steven Avery or the Making A Murderer show, (don’t worry, we won’t judge you…much), I will fill in the gap a bit.

On Monday, Jan. 11, Fox News received a statement from Kathleen Zellner, a Chicago lawyer who specializes in wrongful conviction cases, which indicated that she feels confident Avery’s conviction will be overturned.

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Steven Avery was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of photographer Halbach in 2005.

Avery’s defense made the case that officers investigating Avery had a conflict of interest and stayed involved after they were ordered to hand over the investigation to a neighboring county.

Action 2 News also reached out to the Wisconsin DOJ on Tuesday. But way before Zellner and Bushnell, it will be remembered that the legal team of Dean Strang and Jerry Buting was the one that tirelessly fought for Avery during his seven-week trial.

Previously charged and then exonerated for a rape he did not commit, Avery is now spending life behind bars without parole for the murder of 25-year old Terera Halbach.

“Governors who issue just a few can be seen as unsympathetic; those who grant too many look like they’re soft on crime or helping people with connections”, the AP’s Todd Richmond reported in 2013.