It's been three years since Lee Lucas filed an application for post-conviction relief which he drafted himself from prison.

Now it appears his plea could be heard by a judge.

Lucas has been serving a life sentence for nearly 30 years for the murder of Eric Howard.

He was convicted of murder at trial (11-1). Since then, he's exhausted his appeals.

But he and his new attorney, Meghan Matt, say what they claim happened with his grand jury indictment before trial is grounds for immediate release.

"I didn't kill Eric Howard and I think the authorities know I didn't kill Eric Howard," Lucas said.

There are a lot of things Lucas and his defense are claiming went wrong during his trial, but the crux of their argument is they say they have proof that the signature of the grand jury foreperson

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