Man jailed for stabbing backpacker to death in middle of road

A man has been jailed for eight years for stabbing a German backpacker to death in Brisbane.

Dominik Schulze was killed in a fight on Milton Road after a drunken night out in 2017.

Jaime Saxon, 37, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Brisbane Supreme Court after winning an appeal last year for an initial murder conviction.

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The court was told Schulze started the fight, running into the path of Saxon's fiance's car and taunting him.

Saxon then pulled a fishing knife from his car and stabbed Schulze, before fleeing the scene and leaving witnesses to call for help.

Schulze later died from his injuries in hospital.

The court was told Saxon has been jailed before for offences involving aggression and violence.

He was today declared a serious violent offender, with the judge saying his failure to rehabilitate was concerning.

With time already served, Saxon will be eligible for parole in 2024.