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Originally Posted by Locke
Yeah, Strang and Buting were great but from what I understand this appeal is a carpet-bomb. You've got to hit every button in hopes of getting a new trial and claiming ineffective counsel is one of the better ways of doing that.
Its nothing personal.
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I've been involved in a few appeal trials, and it's very common to attempt to appeal on every potential ground available and then later narrow things down. It's pretty difficult to prove "ineffective counsel". You have to have some pretty egregious errors from your counsel.
It should be clarified here, that Avery is only filing for leave to appeal at this point. He still needs to be granted leave before any appeals go on.
It also looks like Avery is filing the appeal without any assistance from lawyers:
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The appeal, filed Monday in an appeals court in Madison, bears Avery's signature and contains numerous spelling and grammar errors. His new attorney's name doesn't appear on it.
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He's also, however, retained a new lawyer. The appeal is a little weird.