Gable Tostee is suing the Queensland government for $300,000 in damages after claiming he was assaulted and wrongfully arrested by police in 2014.

The 31-year-old claims he was told by police he was being arrested for “being a d---head” as he was getting money out from a Gold Coast convenience store in the early hours of January 27.

Gable Tostee after being cleared of charges in October 2016. Credit:Robert Shakespeare

As of Wednesday, the state had not responded to the claim filed on November 23.

The Gold Coast carpet layer, who was acquitted of Warriena Wright’s death last year when the woman plunged to her death from the balcony of his 14th-floor apartment in 2014, is seeking damages of $300,000.