The double-murderer is serving the third-longest sentence in New Zealand history, a minimum non-parole period of 26 years, after his January 2007 gun-toting spree, during which he killed quad-biker Karl Kuchenbecker and injured four others.
Police captured Burton - who had recently been released on parole after serving a life term for the 1992 murder of Paul Anderson - after shooting him in the right leg, which was later amputated because of the wounds.
This week, a High Court jury heard that Burton was able to stalk and stab a gang member inside prison.
The prosthetic leg that enables Burton to walk, rather than use a wheelchair, is made from titanium parts and cost taxpayers $10,000.
Despite his injury occurring as the result of a violent crime, Burton was entitled to ACC for the cost of the artificial limb.
ACC spokesman Laurie Edwards said he could not disclose details of the claim without a privacy waiver, but $10,000 was "about what a prosthetic leg might cost".
Everyone in New Zealand was covered by ACC, including people who were in prison.
But a proposed law change before Parliament would rule out compensation for anyone injured while committing a crime which has a maximum sentence of two years or more.
Criminals would still receive emergency treatment to maintain life and rehabilitation to "restore function".
ACC Minister Nick Smith said a decision on whether someone like Burton would receive a taxpayer-funded prosthetic leg under the new Bill would still be made by doctors.
"Burton is an extreme example. It will be up to doctors in individual cases to determine where that boundary is," said Dr Smith.
"My hope would be that cases like Burton would be consigned to history.
"There's not a bone in my body with compassion for him."
Burton (38) was this week convicted of trying to kill Head Hunter gang member Dwayne Marsh in Paremoremo maximum security prison.
He stabbed Marsh seven times with a sharpened steel rod, three times in the heart.
The strongly built Burton, who spends most of his time lifting gym weights, has sparked prison riots and threatened guards while inside.
He will now spend 23 hours in solitary confinement each day.
Paul Kuchenbecker, the father of Karl Kuchenbecker, said Burton would cost taxpayers at least $5 million as a result of his criminal career.
