A man made a desperate appeal to his alleged killer's humanity before he was shot three times and shoved into a tree that was set on fire, a court has been told.

Eric James Forrest, 34, is standing trial in the NSW Supreme Court after being charged with the murder of David Collisson, 53, at a rural property near Mudgee, in central western NSW.

Prosecutors claim Mr Collisson drove to the country on September 24, 2023 to collect some goods to sell but he was killed after 9.12pm the next night on a secluded hill.

Forrest allegedly pulled out a sawn-off shotgun and pointed it at Mr Collisson, saying forcefully "you want to treat me like a gronk".

"The crown case is that the accused was angry about something - precisely what is not known," crown prosecutor Emma Blizard told the jury.

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