One of two Manitowoc County men convicted in the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach had his latest attempt for a new trial denied by the State of Wisconsin. The state filed a 130- page response yesterday and is asking The District Two Court of Appeals to uphold a decision denying Steven Avery’s motion for post-conviction relief. In that response, the state says that Sheboygan County Circuit Court Judge Angela Sutkiewicz properly denied Avery’s June 2017 motion for an evidentiary hearing and adds that Avery’s allegations of ineffective counsel at trial and previous post-conviction appeals are meritless.
Last October Avery’s Attorney Kathleen Zellner filed a brief with the Appeals Court stating his previous trial attorneys failed to call experts on “blood spatter” regarding testimony about her client’s blood that Avery claimed was taken from his sink when he cut his finger. Avery says the blood was then planted in Halbach’s vehicle that was found on the Avery property.
Avery, along with his nephew Brendan Dassey, was convicted in 2007 for the October 31st 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach at the Avery Family Auto Salvage Yard near Mishicot.
