Dimitrious Gargasoulas.

Accused Bourke Street killer Dimitrious Gargasoulas allegedly drove a stolen car through St Kilda at high speed and on the wrong side of the road, and assaulted a woman, in the months before last year's CBD tragedy, a court has heard.

Mr Gargasoulas faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday, where he pleaded not guilty to a series of charges relating to an alleged crime spree between October 2016 and early January last year, just days before the Bourke Street incident.

He appeared before magistrate Timothy Bourke on Tuesday with his black hair cut short and beard neatly cut, dressed in a T-shirt.

He answered ‘‘yes’’ several times during the hearing when asked questions by the magistrate, and responded ‘‘not guilty’’ whenever he was asked to enter a plea.