​Craig Carter, 49, of Ocean Grove, appeared in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court this week for a contest mention hearing.

He has been charged with using threatening words, two counts of making a threat to kill and unlawful assault and three counts of assaulting an emergency worker on duty.

He is pleading not guilty and a contest hearing has been scheduled for March 29 next year.

Police said that at 9pm on February 2 Mr Carter was at the Hotel Warrnambool when he was asked to leave other people alone by a security guard.

He was aggressive toward the security guard who then asked him to leave and escorted him out of the hotel.

Mr Carter was ranting, abusive and threatened to kick the guard's head in before spitting in his face.

Police officers arrived at 9.30pm and found Mr Carter on his phone ordering a taxi.

He was abusive to police and again threatened the security guard, saying he would kill the man.

Officers used capsicum spray to incapacitate Mr Carter, who struggled while being arrested and was lodged in the police cells.

On May 4 police were called to an incident at Ocean Grove units in Warrnambool soon after a pizza delivery man arrived at the units.

An ambulance was also called to the units.

The pizza man was delivering pizzas worth $60 but Mr Carter said he hadn't ordered them.

Mr Carter grabbed the delivery man and demanded he get inside as police were soon going to arrive.

Soon after eight police officers turned up at the address and Mr Carter was seen on the porch.

Witnesses said he flew into a rage after seeing one of the officers who sprayed Mr Carter in the previous incident.

When asked to calm down, Mr Carter advanced towards the police officers and capsicum spray was again used to subdue him.

Mr Carter went back into the unit.

In a sentencing indication, magistrate Ron Saines said after reading medical material that he would not impose a jail sentence but a community corrections order was appropriate.

That offer was rejected by Mr Carter.