An accused murderer's texts to his ex-partner weeks before her death undermine allegations he badly beat her with the intention of ending her life, a court has been told.

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

The 34-year-old was allegedly killed by ex-boyfriend Danny Zayat, who is standing trial in the NSW Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to her murder.

His lawyer argued texts sent by Zayat in the weeks before his ex-partner's death show he loved and cherished her, despite their volatile and dysfunctional relationship.

"I really wish things could have been different between us but I'm a f*** up … I don't want to continue to drag you down with me like I have been," Zayat texted her on May 6.

"You will always

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