Karmelo Anthony hires new legal team ahead of expected appeal of murder conviction

Karmelo Anthony has a new team of lawyers leading the appeal of his murder conviction.The team of lawyers announced they were taking over Anthony's case on Monday.The team includes several attorneys with Dallas ties. Russell Wilson II, who will lead the team, frequently contributes to FOX 4's legal coverage.The team's letter says they will "pursue all available avenues of appeal" relating to Anthony's murder conviction.Frisco track meet stabbing Anthony is expected to appeal his murder conviction after a Collin County jury found him guilty of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf on June 9.Anthony, the teenager who fatally stabbed a fellow student during a high school track meet last year, was sentenced to 35 years in prison following the conviction.Anthony has since been transported to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, where he was then transported to his unit of assignment at the Pack Unit near Navasota.Evidence from the trial was released by a Collin County judge last Friday.