Tostee promises Tinder abstinence

Gold Coast man Gable Tostee has pledged to stay off dating website Tinder and abstain from drinking alcohol if granted bail on a charge of murdering a New Zealand tourist.

Lawyers for the 28-year-old appeared at a bail hearing in the Supreme Court in Brisbane on Tuesday, three months after Tostee was charged with killing Warriena Wright.

Ms Wright, 26, plunged to her death from Tostee's Surfers Paradise apartment in the early hours of August 8, hours after meeting him on social dating website Tinder.

Defence barrister Soraya Ryan QC said Tostee's primary risk of reoffending stemmed from excessive alcohol consumption, which was linked to his Tinder use, and he would abstain from both if granted bail.

Ms Ryan said while Tostee would abide by a 6pm to 6am curfew, the publicity surrounding his case would make it near impossible to flee.

"At the heart of the applicant's intentions is the stated desire to clear his name," she said.

"That is the principal reason for remaining in the jurisdiction, and not fleeing."

The court also heard Tostee has been diagnosed with social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and alcohol use disorder and would seek entry to a treatment facility if granted bail.

However, crown prosecutor Ben Power said a minimum of 20 years' imprisonment for murder created a strong incentive for the accused to flee.

Mr Power said Tostee's own audio recording showed he assaulted his terrified victim before shoving her onto his high rise balcony where there was no sensible escape route.

"He had a choice of whether to allow the victim to leave. She was pleading with him to let her go," Mr Power told the court.

"He through that act deprived her of her liberty."

The remorseless Tostee had committed a dangerous act that threatened human life and was akin to locking someone in a trunk where they could suffocate, the prosecutor said.

Justice Debra Mullins conceded it wasn't a straightforward case of murder. She adjourned her bail decision until 9.15am on Wednesday.