Ghislaine Maxwell in New York on September 20, 2013. Laura Cavanaugh/Getty Images

Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend who was convicted of recruiting young girls into sex trafficking, is planning to ask a judge to release her from prison, according to a new court filing .

In a letter to Judge Paul Engelmayer filed Wednesday, Maxwell’s attorney said the one-time British socialite would soon file a habeas corpus petition seeking her release from the prison where she is serving a 20-year sentence. The lawyer, David Oscar Markus, said Maxwell plans to file “pro se,” meaning she would represent herself and not use an attorney.

Markus informed the judge in response to the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts and modify a protective order in her

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