I took my filter out to clean out some years ago...the holes are that big that it would not get blocked except in a major shredding event in the box...the box would be rendered knackered already, but it would stop large bits of metal or fibre circulating.
The holes are too big to filter fibre dust...this just sits/sticks in the bottom of the atf sump.
It would be worth checking the fluid and also the coolant to make sure no cross contamination is going on when it goes through the main radiator for cooling