Steven Avery dumps 'gold-digger' fiancé

We've been patiently waiting for a wedding invite ever since we heard that Making A Murderer’s Steven Avery had popped the question to his missus.

But it turns out there's a good reason ours hasn't arrived yet, and that's because Steve's called off the engagement to Lynn Hartman after just one week.

Why? Because he reportedly reckons Lynn - who he fell in love with when she started writing to him in jail - is a 'gold-digger'.

A statement posted on Facebook by his friend Sandra Greenman states that Steve's 'eyes are finally opened,' and that he wants everyone to know that the couple 'were done.'

"She has been in this relationship for money and publicity," alleges the statement.

Steve, who is serving life in jail for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach - had been secretly sating the legal secretary for eight months, although they only met face-to-face for the first time last month.

Hartman surprised Steven at Waupun Correctional Institute in Waupun, Wisconsin, where he has served 11 years of his life sentence.

The lovebirds, both 53, began communicating with letters, followed by phone calls, before getting engaged after that first meeting.

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"She's going to be my future wife. We'll be laughing forever," Steven told the Daily Mail in an interview from his prison phone.

"I'm happy. She treats me decent, she loves me. She's kind of spoiling me right now. I just want to be happy and enjoy my life. I think I did enough time," the prisoner said.

Despite the two confessing their love for each other, Lynn received an overwhelming amount of online abuse, being accused of using the Manitowoc County man for his newfound fame.

However, Lynn remained optimistic about her and her fiancé's future together.

"I am very happy to announce that Steven Avery asked me to marry him today, and I accepted. It has been a difficult road getting to this point in our lives but we are very happy. Despite all obstacles, and Steven's wrongful conviction and incarceration, we plan to be married shortly after he is released," the paralegal said in a Facebook post on the official Avery/Dassey Fund group.

Steven was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2007 for the killing of 25-year-old photographer Teresa.

Before his murder conviction, Steven had served 18 innocent years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit and this time round, the Making A Murderer star continues to vouch for his innocence.

His nephew Brendan Dassey, then 16, was also sent to prison for admitting he was an accessory to the murder crime. However, in August, it was announced the 26-year-old’s conviction had been overturned and is set to to be released in less than 60 days.

Steven has managed to maintain a very active love life despite being behind bars.

He had four kids with his first wife Lori Dassey from 1982 to 1988 and later during his sentence, Steven was engaged to Jodi Stachowski.

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