Making a Murderer: 'gold mine' of secret emails on Steven Avery could turn case on its head

Lawyers acting for Steven Avery are to hit a 'gold mine' of potential evidence as 4,000 pages of secret emails are set to be released on his case.

Information contained within the documents could shed new light from behind the scenes offering up nuggets of information about the Making a Murderer Netflix series that have so far have been kept in secret.

The state of Wisconsin has agreed to release the information as Chicago-based lawyer Kathleen Zellner gets set to take her appeal case to court in Manitowoc County in the coming weeks.

Avery's existing bail application has been delayed after prosecutors once again asked for an extension meaning the case will not see movement until March 11.

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Email: the Wisconsin department of corrections is set to release 4000 emails

But as Zellner gets ready to submit her own case - after being approved to represent him at court in January - thousands of new emails will be available at her fingertips.

The emails to be released in the coming weeks come after a request by US investigative reporter Keegan Kyle who has been battling with the prison service to get access to information on the Avery case.

Now campaigner Shaun Attwood says the case could be blown wide open thanks to the close ties the prison service has with the Sheriff's office.

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Prison: Steven Avery appears in the documentary Making A Murderer

He said: "With so many prison staff being related to key people in the Sheriff's department, that were part of the Avery investigation, all kinds of inside information could be revealed in these emails.

"Form internal communications released by the prison we already know that there are conflicts of interest so there could be explosive information in there that could blow the lid off this case.

"It's an exciting development."

Now a prison spokesman has confirmed they are "committed" to providing information.

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While some of the information will be redacted or held back - the vast majority of information will be released allowing the public to pore over the documents as thousands of campaigners continue to back the campaign for a retrial.

A Wisconsin Prison Spokesman said: "Once the information has been appropriately redacted, we would be happy to provide the information either in hard copy, for which there is a per-page fee, or in PDF form on a CD. Once we receive your location fee payment, we will complete our work to process your request."

The news comes as it's revealed 1000 people arranging to march in London to protest at Mr Avery's innocence.

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Show of support: Hundreds of people are expected to turn out in Parliament Square for Steven Avery

The Making a Murderer series has captivated audiences in the UK and prompted countless Facebook groups.

Now up to 1000 are to campaign outside the US Embassy and Parliament Square in London.

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Protests: campaigners are to protest outside the US embassy in central London

A Facebook post says: "For the hardcore of you who are able make it down early, we will start at the US Embassy with the vital task of showing the US just what we we think of their so-called justice system!!

"There will be bloggers, videographers and journalists in attendance. We will then break for lunch where we can enjoy some refreshment and discuss the case between us.

"At 2pm Our group will swell as we meet up with those travelling from further afield at Parliament Square.

"There will once again be a media presence, so we need to put on a show! We will take advantage of this busy area, to make ourselves heard and spread awareness of the case."