Defense lawyer Herbert J. Miller Jr. told Jackson he would file motions within 30 days asking that a mistrial be declared.
Outside, Miller conceded he may have erred by not calling any witnesses on Deaver's behalf.
"We didn't put on a defense because we didn't think we had to," he told reporters. "The jury verdict suggests I may have made a mistake. But I will tell you one thing--that we will file our motion for a new trial and we will appeal."
Juror Jesse Miller said he was surprised that Deaver did not take the stand in his own defense. But he said he didn't know if the outcome would have been different if Deaver had testified.
"The only thing we could go on was the evidence," the juror said.
Barrington Bell Jr., the jury fore man, said the panel reached its verdict "after very intense, and I mean intense, deliberations."