'Making a Murderer' defendant Avery asks to vacate order
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Wisconsin man convicted in a homicide featured on the "Making a Murderer" documentary has asked a judge to toss out her ruling that he doesn't deserve a new trial.
Sheboygan County Circuit Judge Angela Sutkiewicz rejected Steven Avery's request for a new trial on Tuesday, saying he had failed to establish any grounds to warrant a new proceeding.
Avery attorney Kathleen Zellner filed a motion with Sutkiewicz on Friday seeking to vacate the ruling, arguing her analysis of the evidence hasn't been completed.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Avery was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in the 2005 death of Teresa Halbach, a 25-year-old photographer.
Avery maintains police framed him. The case gained national attention in 2015 after it was featured in the Netflix documentary.