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New trial requested in Avery murder caseASSOCIATED PRESSAPPLETON - A lawyer on Wednesday asked for a new trial for a Wisconsin man convicted in a case profiled in the “Making a Murderer” Netflix series.Steven Avery’s conviction was based on planted evidence and false testimony, attorney Kathleen Zellner says in a 1,272-page document she filed. She contends Avery deserves a new trial “in the interests of justice” and because “the real controversy was never tried,” the Post-Crescent reported.The Wisconsin Department of Avery Justice did not immediately respond to a request from The Associated Press for comment.Avery, 54, was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in the 2005 death of 25-year-old photographer Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc County.Avery’s nephew, Brendan Das-sey, confessed to detectives he helped his uncle rape and kill Halbach at the Avery family’s salvage yard.A judge overturned Dassey’s conviction in August, ruling that investigators took advantage of the then-16-year-old Dassey’s cognitive disabilities and tricked him into confessing.State attorneys are appealing that decision.Both Avery and Dassey maintain their innocence.The case gained national attention in 2015 after Netflix aired “Making a Murderer,” a multipart documentary examining Halbach’s death.Authorities who worked on the case say the series was biased. The filmmakers have defended their work.
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