TRENTON, N.J. —  Three of the five men convicted last month in New Jersey of conspiring to kill U.S. soldiers have filed appeals.

Defendant Serdar Tatar had already asked the judge to overturn his verdict or schedule a new trial. A lawyer for defendant Eljvir Duka filed on Friday to join Tatar's motion.

Defendant Shain Duka's lawyer filed a similar motion Monday.

A telephone message left for Dritan Duka's lawyer was not returned.

A secretary for the attorney representing Mohamad Shnewer said papers would be filed by Monday's deadline. The documents were not posted on a court Web site by evening.

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