A builder's claims his ex-partner died after falling over while drunk or on drugs rather than from his own hands in a violent rage should be rejected, a jury has heard.

Tatiana "Tanya" Dokhotaru was allegedly killed in her 22nd-floor apartment in southwest Sydney on the night of May 26, 2023.

Her ex-boyfriend Danny Zayat has pleaded not guilty to murder.

However, prosecutors at a NSW Supreme Court trial on Tuesday attacked the 30-year-old's various lies downplaying the argument he had with his former partner and seeking to distance himself from the crime.

He had denied any abuse at his hands during their relationship, telling police and the media after Ms Dokhotaru's death she had been known for "taking pills" and stumbling around, prosecutor Alex Morris said.

In a phone call intercep

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