A prisoner has been filmed boasting from his cell about his cushy life in jail, where he dines on steak dinners and makes more money than he did on the outside by selling designer drug 'spice'.

Frankie Dawson, 30, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years behind bars in November after being convicted of wounding and inflicting grievous bodily harm, and is now locked up in HMP The Mount in Hertfordshire.

Now a video has emerged of him brazenly bragging about his prison life, in which he claims he makes a steady income selling spice to inmates, and enjoys meals of steak and cheesecake washed down with bootleg booze.

Frankie Dawson has been filmed boasting from his prison cell about his cushy life on the inside

A video has emerged of him brazenly bragging about his prison life, in which he claims he makes a steady income selling spice to inmates. Dawson is pictured in images posted to his Instagram account (left, before being jailed, and right, in prison)

Dawson uploaded this photo to Instagram, showing him bloodied in the streets with a caption appearing to call his victim of an attack 'coward'. He claims he was 'glassed' before appearing to suggest he retaliated. The 30-year-old was jailed for two-and-a-half years last November after being convicted of wounding and inflicting grievous bodily harm

Dawson talks about making more money on the inside than he did before he was convicted

The black and white film, which appears to have been on filmed on an illegally-held mobile phone inside the prison by a fellow convict, shows a swaggering Dawson, from Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, addressing the camera.

'I'm banged up with some terrorist, they're trying to turn me but I ain't man,' he says, joking to his fellow lag who is filming the video that 'you're going to get me shot'.

The pair of cons then laugh about Dawson's supposed drug-dealing racket in prison, claiming that he is making more inside the nick than he was on the streets.

'Friend's got all the spice cats boxed off here, all the spice monkeys', his inmate pal says.

Heavily tattooed Dawson then chips in with: 'Making more money in jail than I was on road.'

The convict also uploaded this photo to the social media platform, captioned simply 'Miss u lot xxx'

Spice, also known as 'synthetic marijuana' is a drug created by spraying herbs with synthetic chemicals that, when consumed, mimics the effects of cannabis.

Use of the once-legal high has reportedly grown exponentially among prisoners, with the designer drug blamed for an increase in violence against staff as well as dozens of inmate deaths.

In an apparent message to friends on the outside, Dawson addresses the camera, telling them he will 'soon be home'.

'What's happening everyone? Holding it down in The Mount, soon come, soon be home for all you pagans,' he says.

The Mount where Dawson is locked up is a Category C men's prison, located on the outskirts of leafy Bovingdon village near Hemel Hempstead.

Dawson promises his friends on the outside watching the video that he will 'soon be home'

Unbelievably the pair of lags then boast about the fine food they plan on eating later, with Dawson asking his mate 'you cooking?'

'Cooking some nice steak, lamb chops and chips mate, got some cheesecake coming after that. Nice bit of hooch, maybe some distilled,' his friend replies, suggesting that they will be washing down their meal with bootleg alcohol.

'Lamb chops, chicken, cheesecake. Have to put those pictures up', Dawson replies, appearing to suggest that he may also be accessing social media from inside the prison.

The prison previously hit the headlines in October 2015, when a group of inmates recorded themselves having booze and drug-fuelled parties inside.

Several videos emerged of activity that was said to have taken place inside the prison, where drugs and alcohol are banned.

Dawson has posted several pictures to his Instagram feed that appear to have been taken in his jail cell

He also shared a picture of him sparring inside the prison, with the caption 'training hard at The Mount'

Several pictures on Dawson's Instagram feed project a 'gangster' image, show off his tattoos and expensive watches

One video showed a dozen or so men lining the corridor outside their cells dancing to loud music, while in another showed six inmates crammed into a cell smoking drugs from a homemade bong.

Other clips showed a man taking a swig from a bottle filled with unidentified yellow liquid, and a prisoner showing off a pot of blue pills, saying: 'Yes, we have the f****** steroids, my friend.'

A Prison Service Spokesperson said: 'This behaviour is completely unacceptable. We have investigated this incident and identified the prisoner involved who will face disciplinary action.

'We are committed to making prisons places of safety and reform and are stepping up measures to find and block illegal mobile phones. 'We have a zero tolerance approach to drugs in prisons and those who break the rules will be punished and can face extra time behind bars.'