A father who threatened to kill a Federal Circuit Court Judge in a late night, expletive-laden phone call has walked free from a Far North Queensland court.
Alexander Mangiafico, 49, made the call to Victorian Police Sergeant Georgina Cooper close to midnight late in May 2017.
"You're going to f***ing die, I'm going to cut youse (sic) open ... all your families are f***ing dead," he told her from his Cairns northern beaches home.
He then vicariously threatened Judge John O'Sullivan.
"I'm going to kill that c***, he's f***ing dead," he said.
The jury deliberated at the District Court in Cairns for about three hours in September, before finding him guilty of two counts of using a carriage service to threaten.
In sentencing today, Judge Anthony Rafter noted Mangiafico's threats came several months after a court ruled he was not to see his children.
However, he said Mangiafico's actions were "nasty".
"Police and judicial officers should not be subjected to threats while carrying out their duties," Judge Rafter said.
Mangiafico opted to self-represent throughout his trial, telling the court that he didn't trust the legal system.
Before sentence today, he rose from the bar table dressed in shorts and thongs, and told Judge Rafter he "had learned his lesson."
"I was pretty upset about not seeing my kids for a while," he told the court.
"I won't be going down this road again."
Commonwealth prosecutor Peter Feeney, who sat metres from Mangiafico at the bar table, said the accused's actions were "fairly extreme".
"It was aggressive and persistent behaviour," Mr Feeney said.
Earlier in the trial, Mangiafico had told the jury he had a serious leg injury related to a staph infection at the time and, in his 'bad state', was unable to remember making the phone call.
But the jury was shown aggressive emails he had written to Judge O'Sullivan, Acting Sergeant Cooper and others.
Judge Rafter sentenced him to two-and-a-half years in jail.
Mangiafico was released on a five-year good behaviour bond after already serving just over a year behind bars.
