MANITOWOC COUNTY (NBC 26) -- The state has filed a response to Steven Avery's motion to appeal, saying the circuit court properly denied Avery’s June 7, 2017 motion without holding an evidentiary hearing.
In a newly-filed court document, the state argues that, "Avery’s allegation that postconviction counsels were ineffective was insufficiently pled and meritless".
The full response can be read below:
Last year, Steven Avery's attorney filed a 150-page appellate brief to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, arguing the circuit court "abused its discretion" in denying Avery’s recent motions, including a motion to have evidence in his case undergo new scientific testing and his motions for post-conviction relief.
Steven Avery was convicted of multiple crimes, including first-degree intentional homicide, in the 2005 death of Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc County.
The controversial case and lengthy trial gained international attention when Netflix released Making a Murderer in 2015, a documentary that raised questions about the conviction of Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey.
Avery has been unsuccessful in multiple attempts to appeal his conviction.
