Compo bid in SA bathtub murder conviction

An Adelaide man freed after spending almost two decades behind bars over the 1994 drowning death of his fiancee could make a compensation bid.

Henry Vincent Keogh was convicted of murdering 29-year-old Anna-Jane Cheney, drowning her in the couple's bathtub, but he always maintained his innocence.

In 2014, the Full Court of the Supreme Court ruled the forensic evidence in Keogh's trial was unreliable and the autopsy on Ms Cheney inadequate.

It set aside Keogh's conviction in 1995 and ordered a new trial, but in 2015 prosecutors elected not to proceed.

In an interview on the Seven Network's Sunday Night program, Keogh said he was looking at compensation over the ordeal.

"The government, politicians and the criminal justice system in particular, they're all strong on accountability. And I think if accountability is good for one, it's good for all," he said.

"My lawyers and I are looking into compensation right now."