Avery To Keep Pursuing New Trial Despite Judge’s Dismissal

Steven Avery’s chief attorney says she’ll keep pursuing a new trial, even though her bid was rejected by a circuit judge Tuesday. Sheboygan Judge Angela Sutkiewicz said a recent review of D-N-A evidence would probably not change the guilty verdict from Avery’s original trial, in which he was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc County in 2005. Avery is now 55 — and both he and his nephew Brendan Dassey are trying to strike down their convictions after the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” raised questions about the state’s evidence. Attorney General Brad Schimel says Tuesday’s ruling puts the Halbach family one step closer to getting justice — while Avery lawyer Kathleen Zellner says she’ll seek to throw out the ruling, based on a September agreement with the state that allowed new evidence testing and more affidavits from witnesses.