Steven Avery's Lawyer Says Prosecutor 'Gives Vampires a Bad Name'

Steven Avery’s new lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, has been blowing up #MakingAMurderer on Twitter since she announced her Downers Grove law firm would take on the now-infamous case.

Zellner’s frequent tweets have gathered thousands of replies, likes and retweets from Avery’s supporters and fans of “Making a Murderer,” the Netflix documentary series that suggests Avery was wrongly convicted.

From the start, Zellner vowed she won’t rest until Avery is out of prison.

In her tweets, Zellner has given brief updates on the case and her visits with Avery, she’s shared observations and theories about evidence and she criticized an article by The New Yorker.

Most recently, Zellner broadcast a letter that appears to have been written by prosecutor Kenneth Kratz to Avery in September 2015.

Kratz, former Calumet County district attorney, was a special prosecutor in the trials of Avery and Brendan Dassey, Avery’s nephew.

In the letter, Kratz writes that he knows more about Avery’s case than anyone else, and he expresses disappointment that Avery didn’t “tell all the details” to him. Kratz told Avery he was willing to write a book about Avery’s case.

Zellner tweeted the letter and said Kratz’s “bloodsucking gives vampires a bad name.”

She also tweeted that Kratz should save his stamps because Avery is “still innocent” and won’t admit guilt, and she snarkily said they appreciate the DNA sample he left on the envelope.

Kratz told Action 2 News he is writing the book because Teresa Halbach, the deceased, is being forgotten. He told reporters evidence was left out of the ”Making a Murderer” series, and he wants to tell his side of the story.

Zellner tweeted that Kratz’s book is ”Really about gardening w/all the planted evidence,” and her team is working on ”the non-fiction sequel.”

Avery spent 18 years in prison for a wrongful rape conviction before he was released in 2003.

Avery and Dassey were charged with Halbach’s murder in 2005 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, and they were convicted in 2007. Both men are currently serving a life sentence.

Avery has filed an appeal for a new trial based on what he said was an illegal search and juror intimidation, according to Action 2 News.

In a letter to WISN 12, Avery wrote that the “real killer is still out there,” and he asked for an investigation of the Manitowoc County sheriff.