A juror, Jon Campbell, signed a sworn statement alleging that at least three fellow jurors conducted "home experiments" to try to figure out how long it takes a body to air-dry -- a key point during Widmer's trial.

At last check, prosecutors still had not filed a written response to Rittgers' motions, but Prosecutor Rachel Hutzel said it would be up to Bronson to decide the issues Rittgers has advanced.

After a trial that lasted nearly two weeks, Widmer, 28, was convicted April 2 of murder and was immediately sentenced to begin serving a mandatory prison term of 15 years to life.

Widmer reported finding his 24-year-old wife Sarah unresponsive in their Hamilton Township bathtub on Aug. 11. Prosecution witnesses testified that they thought injuries on her head and neck appeared to resulted from violence, such as choking.

Defense witnesses disputed that and said they could not rule out the possibility that she may have suffered from a previously undiagnosed medical problem that contributed to her death.

Her family has declined to comment since the verdict, except through a statement released by the county prosecutor's office, in which they stated that the outcome of the criminal case would not change the fact that Sarah's life was lost.

Ryan Widmer's mother, Jill, alleges her son was wrongfully convicted and says she will continue to fight to exonerate him.