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Prosecutors are 'deliberately stalling' Steven Avery's case to 'psychologically damage him', claims a campaigner for the wrongfully convicted.

Shaun Attwood says the courts are stalling on purpose to psychologically damage Avery as he continues his fight for freedom.

He said: "This is typical, their request for more time just means they are deliberately postponing and postponing.

"That's what he's up against, it's absolutely frustrating and they are deliberately slow playing.

"This kind of tactic is nothing new but they are trying to psychologically damage him."

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Steven Avery's battle to become a free man is hotting up after the Wisconsin courts ruled that prosecutors have to submit their case to keep him in jail in one week.

Prosecutors tried to delay his bail application applying for a motion to extend the case giving them more time to respond to corruption allegations.

But the state has been told to file their paperwork by March 2 so the case can go forward meaning Avery will learn what prosecutors have up their sleeve next Wednesday.

Steven's lawyers have made a series of claims of misconduct against the Wisconsin court system - after the Making of a Murderer star's latest day in court was postponed on February 10.

Chicago based lawyer Kathleen Zellner and Douglas Johnson were given permission to represent Avery in court on January 21.

The court ruled: "pro hac vice is granted. The attorneys may appear in this court as counsel for the appellant."

But now the courts have given the prosecution a due date of March 2 in order to file their counter arguments to keep Avery behind bars.

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Earlier this month Avery's lawyers were hit with a blow despite the growing worldwide campaign to free him - after the second top lawyer in the state of Wisconsin stepped into the row and warning he is a "flight risk."

In a stinging court argument , Avery has accused the prosecution, a member of the jury and an appeal judge of "fraud" and misconduct in relation to his conviction and subsequent appeal which was denied last year.

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And Avery has accused public defender Thomas Aquino of misleading the court by avoiding interviewing 20 'employees' names he put forward who were identified as potential "whistle blowers in the case."

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Avery's lawyer Kathleen Zellner has filed paperwork that says Teresa Halbach's car was tampered with, unsealed and moved in the "pitch black of night" - after forensics completed work on it on the site of his salvage yard on November 5 2005 during daylight hours.

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Now Mr Avery has requested that he is set free on bail and has accused The Honorable Angela W Sutkiewicz of making several "misleading and deceptive practices" resulting in an earlier appeal being denied.

But while he's been told to wait to hear the outcome of a bail request after a motion asking for extra time to respond to his request was filed in court two days ago and his latest court date was cancelled.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice has asked for more time to file documents to the appellate court in relation to Avery’s request.

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And in a surprising development Wisconsin's Assistant Attorney General Thomas Fallon has insisted the 53-year-old is a flight risk and “has nothing left to lose.”

In the letter Fallon argues Avery would not show up to court in future and would effectively go on the run.

The unusual step is only set to infuriate Avery's lawyer Kathleen Zellner who is preparing CSI style 'Luminol' evidence to present to the court.

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Mr Avery, who is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of Teresa Halbach on Halloween 2005, also takes aim at a jury member named only as C.W. in the court papers.

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He accuses the person of swaying the jury and affecting the other members' "impartiality" after the person shouted out that Avery was "F****** Guilty!"

Attwood also says that the Assistant Attorney General's "flight risk" letter is ridiculous.

He added: "About him being a flight risk, Steven Avery is the highest profile person in the world right now in terms of criminal justice.

"Where is he going to fly off to? It's asinine, the judge will be forced to consider these factors but they should take that into account - Avery cannot go on the run, he's too high profile.

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"That claim is just nonsense but the system is corrupt.

"If the judge is not impartial they will use it as an excuse not to give him bail and as we know in the Alice and Wonderland legal system in Wisconsin anything could happen."

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Avery's lawyers are refusing to comment on the case going forward but have also cited a "Major Loss of Due Process" in their bail proceedings.

They insist the original warrant to search Mr Avery's premises was invalid and that any evidence obtained from it is "fruit from the poisonous tree."