tonight a look at the lacey peterson killing and scott peterson trial. peterson's lawyer filed an automatic appeal to the california supreme court. in that appeal peterson maintaining his innocence. the last time we heard from peterson was in this interview in january of 2003. >> reporter: peterson spoke to us to 30 minutes restricting us to one room and declining to respond to all of our questions he did provide specific answers to a number of things that have created a lot of suspicion about his possible involvement in lacey's disappearancing. including reports that he was seen loading large objects in the back of his truck. >> yeah, a big umbrella we had. it had started raining that day. so yeah i loaded the big umbrellas. i am stepping out and we talked about the rules of not talking about the investigation. >> reporter: peterson said that blood found in his truck should be expected. >> i'm sure there's my blood everywhere in that truck. i work on farms with machinery. every one that have seen scars on my hand. men we cut each other and we bleed. yea

peterson the main suspect after reports of infidelity surfaced. jurors saw him as a young man that wanted to be free of a wife and child. >> had lacey not been pregnant she would still be alive today. >> reporter: after weeks of deliberation, the jury found peterson guilty. the jury then decided peterson be put to death by way of lethal injection. according to peterson's automatic appeal filed two years ago he maintains his innocence as he did in this 2003 interview with ktvu. >> i had absolutely nothing to do with lacey'sdisappearance. >> reporter: the state attorney general's office just filed their response to peterson's appeal in january. it took peterson eight years to file that appeal. >> i think one of the things it tells us are these cases are very slow to come to justice. >> reporter: ellen prestger is a professor at the university of california. she said these cases generally take years since there's not enough qualify or competent lawyers to handle them the state simply doesn't pay enough. as it stands, 749 inmates are currently on death row in california. the last execution in 2006. according to a death penalty information center report,

lacey's too? >> o, i don't know. >> peterson addressed his relationship with amber fry eric kirschner, a fresno massagerapist he admits to having an affair with. he told lacey about the affair, but lied to her family about it. >> >> reporter: you tell her about it, was it something she was upset about or was it something that put your marriage in jeopardy or not? >> no, definitely did not put the marriage in jeopardy. it's not a positive thing, and i think the real question you are getting at and everyone wants to know if that connects to me being involved with her disappear an. no, it did not. i have nothing to do with lacey's disappearance. >> reporter: peterson edd is fully cooperating with the modesto police department, despite accounts to the contrary. >> numerous occasions, i talked with them, the night of her disappearance and continued to receive phone calls from them and talk to them on the phone. >> reporter: the most emotional part came when he was discussing his relationship with his wife, lacey and the nursery that the two had created for their unborn son, connor. >> that door is closed. i

he was a guy who had everything this young beautiful couple, you know, scott and lacei peterson. loving relationship and what happens? on christmas eve he goes fishing, never really gone fishing before, he goes fishing allegedly. his wife is allegedly snatched. we find out later that her body with the 8-month fetus surfaces exactly where he says he had been fishing. he is revealed to be a murderer. now he has been on death row for exactly ten years. >> wow. >> this week. ten years this week. he's been on death row. he is appealing his death sentence in a way -- in a way that i think would cause your hackles to rise. he is saying that you need aggravating circumstances to get the death penalty in california. so, he murdered his wife laci, the aggravating circumstance was he also murdered his unborn son connell er conner. his appeal is based on the dehumanizing of his unborn son. i couldn't have killed him, he wasn't born yet. he's making that argument, it's really -- to say it raises the hackles is creepy. >> you talked to amber fray. >> i did. the love interest. the massage thera

. >>> tomorrow will mark 10 years since a judge sentenced scott peterson to death after he was convicted of killing his wife laceyheir unborn child conner. in january of 2003, as the search continued for his wife, scott peterson sat down with then ktvu reporter ted rollings and talked about his wife's disappearance. he was adamant he had nothing to do with his pregnant wife's disappearance. at one point he was asked about the nursery, he and lacey had prepared for their son. >> that door is closed. i can't look in that door. >> you worked on it? what sort of preparation did you do? >> yes, it's fully outfitted. the furniture is there. the paint is ready. all the itty bitty clothes and all those wonderful things we have. >> reporter: when the case we -- went the trial, peterson had used the nursery for storage piling chairs and furniture in the room. his appeal process is under way. >>> coming up tonight on a second look right after tonight's newscast, the scott peterson case. an in-depth look and a look at what the death penalty really means in california. >>> on a clear day one of the best views in marin county

shot here is been 10 years since the on scott peterson was sentenced to death for the murder of his a month of pregnant with a month died a pregnant wife laceyheir unborn child. last night in a special one-hour reporter robert rivera took an in-depth look at the ribbon encased and peter cents a surprisingly privilege like on death row in san quentin prison perry at dancing late author of life after murder five men in search of redemption is one of the few outsiders to see petersons like inside san quentin perry at she tell rondo that the convicted killer as a single cell inside and explosive part of the present the best accommodations feet and hold staff. milan expects to explain that petersen has access to outdoor facilities including the protective row and even a basketball court just to rebuild their some death row prisoners in california or in their cells 2324 hours a day without getting out and without having any contact with other prisoners they're having a life of scott peterson scott peterson has an exclusive live in san quentin. >> pam moore: tonight the public is chiming in and on the mayor of san jose's budget proposal what they h