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Avery's lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, files a motion to test bone fragments found in Avery's fire pit.
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Avery's motion to test the DNA of the bone fragments is denied.
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Avery submits a second motion to allow for the DNA testing.
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The second motion to allow for DNA testing of the bone fragments is granted.
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Zellner filed a motion for Post-Conviction Relief based on the DNA evidence presented by the bone fragments, alleging that prosecutors attempted to hide evidence by returning the fragments to the Halbach family. -
The motion for post-conviction relief is denied on the grounds that the defense hasn't met the required burden to support their claims. Though the state claimed that they believed the bones belonged to Teresa, that does not automatically make them so.
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Brief for an appeal is filed. Lists the denial of motion for DNA evidence, as well as other claims made by Avery that were ignored, as the reasons for a new trial. -
The appellate court upheld the circuit court's judgment, finding that there was not a sufficient reason for an evidentiary hearing to be held.
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Avery's counsel files a petition requesting review by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, alleging that Avery was treated harsher than others and that the state destroyed evidence. -
The Wisconsin Supreme Court denied Avery's petition to have the case reviewed.
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Another motion for post-conviction relief is filed, based on a phone call that may link another suspect to the crime. -
The motion was denied, arguing that the evidence did not go beyond speculation, and thus did not merit an evidentiary hearing.
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Avery filed an appeal for the previously denied motion, on similar grounds to the previous appeal.