Qld man cut, stabbed, buried, burnt: court

A Queensland man was cut across the throat and repeatedly stabbed before being wrapped in a tarpaulin, dumped in a grave and set alight, a jury has heard.

Michael Peter Klaassen's body was found buried at Logan Reserve in September 2013, two months after he was last seen.

Lawrence Keith Carlton is on trial for his murder in Brisbane's Supreme Court.

He pleaded guilty to interfering with Mr Klaassen's corpse on Thursday but is fighting the murder charge.

The crown alleges Carlton repeatedly stabbed Mr Klaassen at Burbank, in Brisbane's south, on July 29, 2013 and dragged the body into scrubland.

He allegedly returned the following night and wrapped the body in a tarpaulin before placing it in a grave at Logan Reserve, lighting a fire and pouring pool acid on the ground.

The court heard Mr Klaassen was driven to the park by Carlton and three other men, who had gone to his home to talk to him following a dispute.

The jury was told Mr Klaassen was "no angel", having used drugs and on some occasions sold small quantities of them.

The 26-year-old's father reported him missing in August 2013 and his body was found the following month.

Crown Prosecutor Belinda Merrin said the jury would hear evidence that Mr Klaassen was armed with knives and one fell out when he kicked a locked gate at the park, which led to Carlton chasing him.

"He (Carlton) cut him across the throat, he stabbed him a number of other times," Ms Merrin said.

But she said Carlton's version of events was that he had picked up a knife which had fallen from the pants of Mr Klaassen, who struck at him with another knife and cut his finger.

Ms Merrin said Carlton told police he then punched Mr Klaassen as hard as he could but forgot he had a knife in his hand.

"It was when doing that this fatal injury across the neck of Michael Klaassen occurred," she said.

The trial continues.