Even though he steadfastly proclaimed her innocence throughout the two trials, Raffaele Sollecito -- Amanda Knox's now-ex-boyfriend -- has gone on Italian television to publicly distance himself from "Foxy Knoxy" as he slams her behavior for being "peculiar."

MSN is reporting that the Italian -- who was convicted alongside Knox in the 2007 murder of British exchange student Merideth Kercher -- is making it clear that, going forward, his name is not to be mentioned alongside that of his erstwhile girlfriend's, and his case should be considered separate from hers.

"It's imperative that the Italian courts consider Raffaele's case separate from Amanda's case," his attorney, John Q. Kelly, said in a statement. "By necessity, he has to distance himself and his case from Amanda and her case. The facts and the evidence with regard to each of them is entirely different."

This is a very different tune than the one he's been singing for the past seven years, according to KBOI-TV. Sollectito now claims that, at the time of the murder, he asked her a series of questions about her inconsistent behavior -- she was agitated; she took a really long shower; she wouldn't answer questions in a straightforward way -- to no avail. Despite all of this, however, he feels that the lack of evidence in the Kercher case exonerates them both.

"There is nothing against me and nothing very strong against Amanda," Sollecito said. "And in my case, I really did nothing wrong, and I don't want to pay for someone else's peculiar behavior."

In September 2007, Knox moved to Perugia, Italy, to study Italian, German, and creative writing at the University for Foreigners for one year. In the late morning of Nov. 1, 2007 Knox reported that she had returned to the house in the morning. She found feces in the toilet and a broken window, and that Kercher was not answering her door.

When Kercher's bedroom door was broken open, her body was found on the floor. She had died of blood loss and suffocation caused by stab wounds to her neck. Interviewed by police, Knox said she had spent the entire night of the murder with Sollecito at his apartment. Knox and Sollecito were then charged with committing the murder together with drifter Rudy Guede (who is currently serving 16 years for the murder of Kercher).