Making A Murderer’s Steven Avery is getting married to a gorgeous blonde woman from Las Vegas, whom he’s seen in person just once.

The star of the hit Netflix show is engaged to pretty legal secretary Lynn Hartman and the pair have been ‘dating’ for eight months, but virtually all of it over the phone.

The relationship began with letters and then phone calls, but they finally met up last week when she secretly visited him at Waupun Correctional Institute, in Wisconsin, which has been Avery’s home for the last 11 years.

Their romance has been kept strictly under wraps as Hartman has suffered horrific online abuse and threats, as she’s been accused of being after Avery because of his fame and potential fortune.

Speaking from his prison cell, Avery, who has been engaged twice and married once before, told people to lay off his new paramour.

’She’s going to be my future wife, we’ll be laughing forever,' he said.

Steven Avery with his new fiancée Lynn Hartman, a legal secretary from Las Vegas. The pair have been secretly ‘dating’ for eight months, but virtually all of it over the phone. They finally met for the first time last week

Avery shot to fame after his case was examined by the hit Netflix series Making A Murderer

'Despite all obstacles, and Steven's wrongful conviction and incarceration, we plan to be married shortly after he is released,' Lynn said

'I’m happy, she treats me decent, she loves me, she's kind of spoiling me right now. I just want to be happy and enjoy my life, I think I did enough time.’

The 53-year-old was sentenced to life without parole for killing 25-year-old photographer Teresa Halbachin in 2005. His nephew Brendan Dassey, then 16, was also convicted.

Dassey, now 26, is set to be released in the next 60 days after having his conviction quashed last month.

Avery in a mugshot from 1985. His chances of being released from his prison in Wisconsin have risen since hotshot Chicago lawyer Kathleen Zellner took up his case

The Netflix series was taped over the course of 10 years by filmmakers Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi, and released in December 2015.

Before his murder conviction he served 18 years on the charge of rape before DNA evidence proved his innocence.

Avery has consistently maintained his innocence of the second crime, while his lawyers have accused police of setting Avery up in order to get out of paying him $36 million as part of a federal lawsuit for his wrongful rape conviction.

His chances of being released have increased since hotshot Chicago lawyer Kathleen Zellner took up his case and says that DNA testing will prove he isn’t the killer.

Despite being in prison Steven has maintained an active love life.

His former fiancée Sandra Greenman claimed in a DailyMail.com interview last month that he received up to 40 letters a day from women and has become ‘the strangest sex symbol.'

But Greenman, who has visited Avery in prison for over a decade, says she isn’t happy about the news of his engagement to Hartman and believes the fame has gone to his head.

'She's very pretty, there's no way she'd want Steven Avery usually,' Greenman said. 'All the family are afraid of her, something isn't right, I know she wants fame, and she's looking for money.’

Greenman with Avery, whom she has visited in prison for more than a decade

Avery with his cousin Carla Chase, left, and new fiancée Lynn Hartman, right

Another ex-fiancée of Avery's, Jodi Stachowski, has alleged that Avery was a violent and abusive 'monster' towards her, saying he strangled her and threatened to kill her during their relationship.

As for Avery's wife-to-be, little is known about the 53-year-old blonde, who originally comes from Alturas, California. According to her now-defunct Twitter page, she is a ‘Legal Asst/Bankruptcy Paralegal’.

Being beautiful and blonde obviously runs in the family as she has a stunning daughter called Kamilia, who’s married to climber Cody Woolsley. They have a small child and live in St George, Utah.

Greenman slammed Avery's new fiancée, saying 'I know she wants fame, and she's looking for money'

A statement from Lynn appeared on the Steven Avery Project Facebook page, saying that they plan to marry on his release.

‘I am very happy to announce that Steven Avery asked me to marry him today, and I accepted. It has been a difficult road getting to this point in our lives but we are very happy,' she said.

'Despite all obstacles, and Steven's wrongful conviction and incarceration, we plan to be married shortly after he is released.’

Steven’s cousin Carla Chase, who was heavily featured in the hit documentary, posted pictures on Facebook of herself with the loved-up pair inside prison, saying: ‘New pics from the last 3 days. Steven with Lynn Hartman & myself. Please no negative comments. We are here to support Steven & if he is happy, we all should be happy. Thank you everyone for all of your support...#FreeStevenAvery.’

BRENDAN DASSEY'S FUND BOOSTED BY DAILYMAIL.COM A fund set up to help Making A Murderer’s Brendan Dassey for when he leaves prison is edging closer to its $10,000 target after his mother Bab Tadych told the DailyMail.com that they had ‘nothing’ for when he was released. Dassey was sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 41 years after he was convicted in 2005 of the murder and sexual assault of Teresa Halbach, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, along with his uncle, Steven Avery. Barb set up a GoFundMe page to raise $10,000 to help her son get back on his feet, as everything he has at home is for a teenager, not a 26-year-old man. Since her plea in the Daily Mail, the fund is over halfway to its target and currently stands at $5,716. Barb says: ‘It’s to help Brendan get on his feet, it’s going to be very difficult for him. Clothes, stuff he needs, he’s got nothing. All his clothes are too small, they were all stuff that were when he was a teenager. 'I don’t really have anything, we need to start from zero. The State doesn’t help with that sort of thing, once they let him loose, he’s on his own. ‘The sad truth is that Brendan went into prison as a child and he will be coming home a man. Brendan will have many needs, ranging from clothing to transportation.’ Advertisement

According to Avery's friend Curtis Busse, the couple have had to keep their romance low key because of the threats made to Lynn.

Busse regularly visits Avery and set up the Steven Avery Project Facebook page, which has over 120,000 members.

He gave an insight into their relationship in a statement on the Facebook page, which has now been taken down but was re-posted by a user on Reddit.

It read: ‘SA [Steven Avery] was robbed of being human let alone a Father/Husband. This man deserves to be in love and after our phone call today he has asked that the project announce his Engagement With Lynn Hartman. Steven and Lynn have spoken every single day for the last 8 months through many phone calls and letters and have become inseparable.

‘Unfortunately, this process has not been easy for either of the two, Lynn has received many threats and nasty allegations from many individuals who seem to just be jealous or have no care for Steven's happiness.

‘I wouldn't be posting this if I didn't honestly believe it was important to address for Steven's future.

'One thing I know for sure about Lynn after speaking with her almost as much as Steven has and that is she is truly in love with Steven and real tears are shed when they speak to each other.

‘And no matter what happens to their relationship she would never request to speak to the media to make up completely foolish lies out of jealousy and the obsession of being in the spotlight.’

But not all fans were happy about the news and took to Reddit or social media to express their fears for Hartman's safety.

Reddit member Caberlay said: ‘God, I feel sorry for her. Another SA victim.’