Anthony’s lawyers also filed a pauper oath appointment of attorney on appeal Wednesday, which is a document that declares financial destitution and requests court-appointed legal representation.
Accoding to Collin County’s online court records, Anthony has been assigned court-appointed attorney Donny Perales, a McKinney-based attorney with Chesley & Perales, to represent him on appeal.
Anthony was also transferred to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on Wednesday. After undergoing the agency’s intake process, he was transported to his unit of assignment at the Wallace Pack Unit near Navasota, a medium security prison about 30 miles southeast of College Station accoding to Amanda Hernandez, TDCJ’s director of communications.
The filings come after five days of testimony. The jurors deliberated for about three hours Tuesday before deciding on a guilty verdict and moving to the punishment phase.
Mike Howard and Toby Shook, who represented Anthony at the trial, did not immediately return The Dallas Morning News’ emails and phone calls requesting comment.
Dallas Morning News reporter Jane Harper contributed to this report.