Making a Murderer: Judge orders reexamination of Steven Avery evidence

Three months after Steven Avery's lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, announced that she had a plan to overturn his 2007 conviction, there has been a significant breakthrough.

USA Today Network-Wisconsin are reporting that an agreement to start independent scientific testing on several critical pieces of evidence has been signed. The evidence that will be tested includes a vial of blood that's said to be a sample of Avery’s own blood. As told in the Netflix documentary 'Making A Murderer', Avery was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in the 2005 death of photographer Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc County. Zellner has spoken about what looks like it could be a very encouraging development, revealing that Avery is now looking forward to a 'Happy Thanksgiving' after serving the best part of three decades behind bars. https://twitter.com/ZellnerLaw/status/801554255308091392 https://twitter.com/ZellnerLaw/status/801556209711140865 The news comes as Brendan Dassey, Avery's nephew, saw his potential release from prison blocked by a US federal court. Dassey had been handed a life sentence in relation to the death of journalist Teresa Halbach - the crime for which Avery was also imprisoned in 2007 - but his conviction was overturned this year after a judge ruled that his confession was involuntary due to a parent or adult not being present with him at the time.