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Avery attorney wants judge to reconsider denial of new trial

By: Associated Press//November 17, 2017//

Avery attorney wants judge to reconsider denial of new trial

By: Associated Press//November 17, 2017//

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MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for a Wisconsin man convicted of homicide in a case featured on the Netflix series “Making A Murderer” is again asking a judge to reconsider a previous ruling rejecting a request for a new trial.

Attorney Kathleen Zellner filed a 113-page document on Thursday on behalf of Steven Avery in Manitowoc County. WLUK-TV reports Zellner says she is ready to take the case to a higher court.

A judge last month rejected Avery’s request for a new trial, saying his attorneys had failed to establish any grounds to warrant a new trial. Avery was sentenced to life in prison for the 2005 slaying of Teresa Halbach, a 25-year-old photographer. Avery maintains police framed him.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice declined to comment on Thursday’s filing.

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