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Full federal court to hear Brendan Dassey appeal

<p>Brendan Dassey, whose murder conviction was featured in the Netflix documentary &quot;Making A Murderer,&quot; has been ordered&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/brendan-dassey-nephew-making-murderer-documentary-ordered-released-n683706" target="_blank">released from prison</a>.</p><p>Dassey and his uncle Steven Avery were convicted of the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. A&nbsp;<a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/judge-overturns-brendan-dassey-s-murder-conviction/" target="_blank">judge overturned</a>&nbsp;Dassey&#39;s conviction in August, ruling investigators coerced him into confessing.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/netflix-to-bring-back-steven-avery-for-making-a-murderer-season-2/">Netflix To Bring Back Steven Avery For 'Making A Murderer' Season 2</a></b></p><p>The case drew national attention last year thanks to the release of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxgbdYaR_KQ" target="_blank">&quot;Making A Murderer.&quot;</a>&nbsp;The documentary&#39;s sympathetic portrayal of Avery and Dassey led to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-free-steven-avery" target="_blank">calls for</a>&nbsp;their release.</p><p>Dassey&#39;s&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37980721?ocid=socialflow_facebook&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook" target="_blank">attorney says</a>&nbsp;he hopes to have his client out of jail and home for Thanksgiving. The state of Wisconsin says it&#39;s planning an emergency appeal to put Dassey&#39;s release on hold.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/lapd-won-t-change-deportation-policies-under-trump/">LAPD Says It Won&#039;t Change Its Deportation Policies Under Trump</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/pioneering-pbs-anchor-gwen-ifill-has-died/">Pioneering PBS Anchor Gwen Ifill Has Died</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/robot-sets-world-record-for-fastest-solve-of-a-rubik-s-cube/">This Robot Solved A Rubik&#039;s Cube So Fast The Human Eye Can&#039;t See It</a></li></ul>
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A federal appeals court is set to consider arguments over whether a Wisconsin inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" series should go free.

Oral arguments in Brendan Dassey's case are set for Tuesday morning before the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago. The proceeding is expected to last an hour.

Brendan Dassey was sentenced to life in prison in 2007 after he told detectives he helped his uncle, Steven Avery, rape and kill photographer Teresa Halbach.

 A federal judge overturned Dassey's conviction last year, ruling that investigators coerced his confession. State attorneys asked all 12 of the 7th Circuit judges to review the case. The court rarely grants such reviews, but the state argued police practices have been called into question.

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