"All of his convictions stem from his addiction to alcohol."
He had a job lined up and would be supported by his mother if granted home detention, Mr Elliott said.
Judge Tompkins said Burling was stopped by police on November 23 and returned a alcohol blood reading of 179mg of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood and was suspended from driving. Six days later on November 29 he was stopped again by police and blew an alcohol reading of 713mcg of alcohol per litre of breath. The legal limit is 400mcg.
"He put other road users at significant risk," he said.
"The pattern is evident right through his criminal history. I'd have thought in the earlier sentence of imprisonment, that wake-up call would have occurred then ... the community needs a break, a period when Mr Burling is not drinking and driving on the road."
Judge Tompkins sentenced Burling to six months' jail on each of the driving charges to be served cumulatively with six months' post release conditions and disqualified him from driving for two years. He refused Burling leave to apply for home detention. 'You'll be off the road for two years from today."