A career criminal says police should know better than to believe he'd rob a surveilled house without a balaclava and "muck around" with knives.
Matthew Massey, 44, has spent more than two decades behind bars.
He is representing himself in an ACT Magistrates Court bid to be bailed from jail on three charges: aggravated burglary, theft, and intentionally wounding.
On Thursday, Massey cross-examined the police informant in his case.
He said officers had described him committing a "home invasion-style attack" at a residence in Flynn on September 25, but he questioned why he'd do so in "footy shorts" and a red shirt as they alleged.
"Look at my criminal history," Massey said.
"You think I'm going to go in there like an idiot without a balaclava [with a CCTV camera recording]?"
The police informant said a CCTV camera at the house was broken at the time, but Massey said the additional accusation he stabbed a resident in his sleep "like some weak ..." was a lie.
Massey said the accusation the alleged victim's son then saw blood on his knife was like something out of a Hollywood movie.
The informant said the alleged victim sustained a 3-centimetre wide stab wound, which required stitches, but Massey questioned how far the knife went in.
"Look at the size of me," Massey said.
"I don't use knives, I don't muck around like that and [the police] know that.
"[Police documents state] I'm lunging at him with a knife over and over [and the alleged victim only has one stab wound]."
Earlier, the informant told the court police knew Massey to act as "the muscle" for his alleged victim and "conduct standover tactics" on the man's behalf.
She said Massey's ex-partner, convicted murderer Rebecca Massey, told their son Jordan Massey over the phone that his father had stabbed the victim.
"What would she know, Your Honour?" Matthew Massey said on Thursday.
"I haven't got [anything] to do with the lady."
Massey said he didn't know whether it was police or his alleged victim who had lied so he could be charged, but officers should already know the truth of the case.
He asked the informant whether she'd investigated his case properly or just "jumped the gun a little bit" when she saw his name.
"Was I not under investigation from the day I stepped out of prison in April?" Massey said.
"[Police are] throwing everything at me and trying to make something stick."
The informant said she received the alleged victim's complaint and investigated it.
She said she wasn't sure how much Massey allegedly stole from the victim's partner's wallet - whether it was $5000 or $8000 - but Massey questioned whether that amount of money could fit in a wallet.
Special Magistrate Margaret Hunter adjourned Massey's bail application to resume on Friday next week.
