Attorneys for death row inmate Robert Roberson have filed a formal objection to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to set an execution date, citing ongoing legal proceedings and compelling new evidence of Roberson's innocence.

A judge could set a new execution date for no sooner than 90 days from now, though Roberson has a pending appeal.

Robert Roberson, convicted of the death of his two-year-old daughter in 2003, faces a new execution date despite new evidence.