( CNN ) -- Serving a 26-year prison sentence for the murder of her roommate , American Amanda Knox said Sunday she is scared , but determined to prove she is innocent , according to an Italian lawmaker who visited her cell . Knox , 22 , seemed very pleased by the visit , which included members of the Italy USA Foundation , said Catia Polidori , a member of the foundation and a member of the Italian Parliament . Knox is also grateful for the foundation 's interest in her case , Polidori said . `` In my opinion , in spite of the imprisonment , she seemed to be serene , '' Polidori told CNN . While Knox is aware of the seriousness of her situation , Polidori said , she is `` resolute '' about proving her innocence . Knox was convicted earlier this month of murdering British exchange student Meredith Kercher while the two roomed together in Perugia , Italy , in November 2007 . During her trial , Knox read a statement to jurors , insisting she is not a killer . She is appealing her conviction , although her case might not reach a court docket for at least a year . Knox told the visitors she trusts in the Italian justice system to resolve her case , Polidori said . However , she said she was scared , and that `` she is often afraid to open [ the ] newspaper or watch TV , '' because media reports tend to undermine her confidence , Polidori said . The Italy USA Foundation `` was established to honor the friendship between Italians and Americans , '' according to its Web site . `` The Foundation is an independent institution that intends to play a bipartisan role on both sides of the Atlantic and whose sole purpose is to promote friendship between Italy and the United States of America . '' The foundation 's president , Rocco Girlanda , said in a statement on the Web site the delegation visited Knox in her cell in Perugia to check on her condition because of the intense U.S. interest in her case . The delegation brought Knox some English-language books as a Christmas gift , which made her `` really happy , '' Polidori told CNN . Prosecutors said Kercher died during a sex game in which Knox taunted Kercher while Knox 's then-boyfriend , Raffale Sollecito , and another man , Rudy Guede , sexually assaulted her . Among the evidence against Knox was a knife found in Sollecito 's house with Knox 's DNA on the handle and Kercher 's on the blade . Knox 's attorneys attempted to cast doubt on those findings , saying the knife did not match Kercher 's wounds or a knife imprint left on a bedsheet . They also claimed the DNA sample was too small to be conclusive . Sollecito was also convicted in Kercher 's death and sentenced to 25 years . Guede was convicted earlier in a separate fast-track trial and is appealing his conviction . The verdict against Knox drew criticism from some who questioned the process . Kercher 's family , however , has said they were satisfied with the jurors ' decision . Knox said she misses her family , Polidori said . Her mother , Edda Mellas , told CNN 's Larry King earlier this month that her daughter was `` completely crushed , devastated '' by the verdict against her , but she is ready to fight her conviction . Kurt Knox , Amanda Knox 's father , told CNN she had been a victim of `` character assassination . '' But he said the Italian appeals process is more flexible than in the American courts , noting the appeals court could open the case for a further evaluation of evidence and new information . `` There are many Italians who have told us that , you know , worst-case scenario , the first level rarely works correctly , '' Mellas told CNN , referring to the jury trial . `` 'They 'll get it right in appeals , she will get out of there . ' They will not , you know , put away this innocent young girl for a crime she did n't commit . ''
Delegation from Italy USA Foundation visited Amanda Knox in Italian prison . Knox seemed `` serene , '' denies guilt in roommate 's murder , one visitor says . Delegation took her English-language books as Christmas gift . Score: 7