The woman described 34-year-old Stephen Jack David Johnson as "dangerous" and Judge David Robinson said the defendant’s criminal history reinforced that.
The imposition of a protection order yesterday meant seven people were now safeguarded against Johnson.
The court heard he and the victim had been drinking and using drugs on New Year’s Eve last year when an argument arose over where their dog was.
Johnson pushed her to the ground, straddled her and grabbed her by the throat.
When she bolted for the toilet he followed and punched a hole in the door.
Again, the defendant pursued her, to the bedroom, where he pushed her against a set of drawers and throttled her with both hands.
"She tried to push you away and you slammed her against it," the judge said.
After a brief interlude, when the victim left the home, the violence began again.
In the kitchen, Johnson began berating her again.
He threw bananas at his then-partner, grabbed her by the hair and dragged her across a table, the court heard.
The defendant returned the next day to smash the windscreen of the woman’s vehicle and rip out fuses, rendering it inoperable.
In a statement, the victim said she thought during the first strangulation "it could be the end".
"She fears the next person may not be as lucky as she was to escape the ordeal," Judge Robinson said.
Months after the incident, the victim continued to experience discomfort with her neck and had difficulty speaking.
She told the court she had since lost trust in people.
Judge Robinson said Johnson had a history of violence and breaching court sanctions.
The repeated strangulations were particularly concerning, he said.
"It has the ability to bend a victim to your will and I have no doubt that’s what you were intending."
While the defendant was assessed as genuinely remorseful he put his actions that night down to his drink supposedly being spiked.
But the judge said there was nothing before the court to support that assertion.
He accepted Johnson had a "difficult and disruptive" childhood but said there was no conclusive evidence showing it had led directly to his crimes.
Counsel Brendan Stephenson said his client wanted to address his issues and argued home detention was the appropriate response.
Judge Robinson disagreed, jailing Johnson for two years and two months.
