Frederick James Fulford, 28, who identifies as a woman, was convicted in a District Court jury trial last month of one count of malicious intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
At the sentencing on Wednesday, Crown Prosecutor Thomasina Papadimitriou said Fulford had been convicted of violent offences five times before the horror attack in Bulletin Square on March 24, 2021.
Fulford was sentenced to nine years in jail for what Judge Gregory Lynham said was a ‘serious violent offence’.
Ms Papadimitriou said Fulford’s previous offences included the armed robbery of a bottle shop and an assault involving a bottle of rum, the Townsville Bulletin reported.
The prosecutor said Fulford was on the ground and holding a bottle of petrol when a homeless man walked up to her (sic).
In CCTV footage shown to the jury during the trial, Fulford was seen jumping to her(sic) feet and pouring petrol over the man and then using a cigarette lighter to set him on fire.
The man ignited into a ball of flame and ran away, taking off his shirt.
The victim suffered 8-9 per cent burns to his body, mainly on his back, neck, left arm and left ear, which required skin grafts . . ..
The man will have significant scarring for the rest of his life, the court heard.
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