COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are taking two paths to appeal his murder convictions for killing his wife and son, saying that a court clerk pushed a guilty verdict to jurors to sell books and that the trial judge allowed improper evidence like the disgraced South Carolina lawyer’s financial crimes.

Convicted murder and disbarred Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh has filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court asking for a new trial. In the filing, attorneys for Murdaugh argue he was denied his constitutional right to a fair trial,

Hampton County man Alex Murdaugh appealed his double murder convictions to the SC Supreme Court. He was convicted of murdering his wife Maggie and son Paul.

Murdaugh and his attorneys filed the paperwork Tuesday with the South Carolina Supreme Court. Murder was convicted in March 2023 of killing his wife, Maggie, and their adult son, Paul, at the family's estate in Colleton County in June of 2021. Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman then gave him two life sentences in prison.

From the criminal investigation and prosecution, to jury tampering, Murdaugh's appeal claims State got murder case all wrong and he deserves a new trial.

Almost two years after he was found guilty of murdering his wife and son, Alex Murdaugh is appealing his murder conviction to the S.C. Supreme Court and seeking a new trial.