Steven Avery files new appeal

The documentary series has captured national attention for casting doubt on the 2007 murder case against Avery, but has been met with some resistance.

Steven Avery, the convicted killer featured in Netflix’s “Making a Murderer,” won’t be pardoned if Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has anything to do about it.

The Associated Press attempted to contact Avery’s new attorney, Kathleen Zellner, but she wasn’t immediately available for comment.

Avery also claims a juror influenced and intimidated other jurors into voting guilty. He also says that the juror told his colleagues, “If you can’t handle it why don’t you tell them and just leave”.

The Avery case has recently gained popularity with coverage in its own docuseries on the popular movie streaming service. If the court decides to vacate Avery’s conviction based on his claims, prosecutors would have to decide whether to retry him without the impermissible evidence.

A year after he filed the lawsuit, Avery and Brendan Dassey were accused of killing Halbach.

In his appeal filed on Monday, Avery’s legal team contends the police search of his property was improper and that any evidence collected found in the search should be excluded.

Avery’s then 16-year-old nephew Brendan Dassey was convicted of assisting Avery in Halbach’s murder, thanks to his confession that the documentary alluded to being coerced by law enforcement interrogation tactics. Avery asserts that the scope of the search exceeded the limits set by the search warrant. However, Stachowski reveals in an exclusive interview with HLN’s Nancy Grace producer that she’s finally going to tell the truth.

WBAY News also reached out to the Wisconsin Department of Justice who said “We are representing the State of Wisconsin in this case”. Following the premiere of Making a Murderer, there’s been speculation as to why key evidence was left out of the series. “A pardon in this case would need to be issued at the state level by the appropriate authorities”.

Just two years before the homicide, Avery had been exonerated in a rape case for which he served 18 years in prison. Walker has said he will not do so.