A MAN with an "ongoing disrespect and disregard" for police officers and court orders will spend 10 months in jail with a judge hoping it will make him "think twice" in the future.

In sentencing the north-west Victorian man this week, County Court Judge Mark Gamble said during the offending this year, the accused showed a "callous indifference" to the high risk of injury to the police victim when he kicked a divvy van door into the officer's hand.

As a result, the female officer suffered a sprained wrist and torn ligament and was off work for almost 10 weeks.

Also, while police were attempting to arrest the 54-year-old, he made derogatory comments towards officers.

Judge Gamble said despite the abuse hurled at police, footage showed the officers had been polite and treated the accused with respect.

"You have clearly demonstrated you have a short fuse and ongoing disrespect and disregard for the authority of police officers," he said.

In March, while a court order was in place which prevented him having any contact with his ex-partner, the accused followed the woman to a garage sale.

There he twice confronted her, causing the woman to feel "extremely on edge".

Judge Gamble said the offending was "audacious" and "premeditated".

"It showed a degree of arrogance and self-entitlement and scant regard for the authority of the court and personal safety of the victim," he said.

Judge Gamble noted that in a 16-year period the accused had appeared in court six times for 22 offences which included assaulting police, causing reckless injury, unlawful assault and breaching court orders.

However, he said there had been long stints when he had not been before a court.

He said he had a good employment history and was confident he would be able to find a job after completing his sentence.

Judge Gamble said the accused was someone who had not learnt from past mistakes or jail terms and had not taken on board what he had learnt during the men's behavioural change program.

The accused was sentenced on the charges of recklessly causing injury, breaching a court order, breaching a condition of bail and committing an indictable offence on bail.

Judge Gamble said the sentence should make him "think twice" about his actions in the future.

If he had have been found guilty by a jury, the accused would have been sentenced to 20 months jail with a non-parole period of 14 months.