Michael Griesbach, assistant district attorney in Manitowoc County and author of two books on the Steven Avery saga, brought forth all kinds of reactions with his recent USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin guest column that ran with the headline Kathleen Zellner out for fortune, fame in Steven Avery case.

Among the points he makes in the piece, published last week, is that "an imperfect investigation doesn't add up to a wrongful conviction." The evidence against Avery was overwhelming, he writes, and it proved guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt.

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Those arguments caught the attention of many (the piece had nearly 250 comments as of Wednesday afternoon) and included in those responding — in a more elaborate form —is Kenosha criminal defense lawyer and author Michael D. Cicchini.

Cicchini published a reply to Griesbach over at the Wisconsin Law Journal. He lays out reasons why Griesbach's claims don't hold up.

"Unlike prosecutors, I don't pretend to 'know' what really happened in the Avery case," he writes. "But I do know this: The legal deck was stacked before the trial even started. Wisconsin prosecutors should therefore quietly accept the gift the jury gave them, and hope the federal courts don't reverse yet another one of their convictions."

You can read the whole column here.

Everyone's watching

When news broke last week that a federal appeals court backed the overturned conviction of Brendan Dassey, the word spread fast. As a sign of just how much hunger remains for this story 18 months since "Making a Murderer" landed on Netflix, just take a look at the media outlets reporting (or parroting reports) on the Dassey news: Time, People, CNN, NPR, the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA TODAY, Us Weekly, Rolling Stone and Spin were all getting the word out to their readers.

Hoping the story just goes away? You're in for a lot of disappointment.

Dassey update

And speaking of last week's Dassey ruling, there's been a little more happening since those initial breaking news alerts. USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin reporter Alison Dirr has the story of Dassey's attorneys' response to the appeals court's decision.

Shane Nyman: 920-996-7239, snyman@postcrescent.com or on Twitter @shanenyman