There is a man with tattoos all over his face who is sitting in an Edmonton courtroom this week listening as people discuss having him locked up in prison indefinitely.

Andrew Oliver Gulliver, 33, is in the midst of a dangerous offender hearing in Court of Queen's Bench after being convicted in 2012 of a vicious sex attack in Claresholm.

One can't help but stare at the former Sherwood Park man as he sits in the prisoner's box listening intently to the witnesses speak about his life, and his unusual features - multiple bluish jail tattoos covering both his shaved head and his face and a long wispy goatee that is contrasted by his crisp shirt and suit jacket - draw you in.

Court documents filed as exhibits in the three-week hearing - which were obtained by The Edmonton Sun - portray a violent criminal with a history of attacking women, sometimes with weapons, who has a keen interest in tattooing and a "self-described devotion to Satanism."

A recent assessment done by Alberta Hospital psychiatrist Dr. Alberto Choy says that Gulliver likely has an anti-social personality disorder and he has high test scores that would see him classified as a protypical psychopath.

The psychiatric report also notes Gulliver is classified as a "high risk" to re-offend both violently and sexually.

Choy also discussed the fact Gulliver made death threats against a prosecutor and two Mounties in obscene and racist letters sent from the maximum-security Edmonton Institution after he was convicted of the 2010 sex attack.

The psychiatrist noted the content of the letters related to murder and mutilation and had Gulliver calling himself the "Jew Slayer," with references to the "Satanic Skinhead Syndicate" and pictures of swastikas.

Choy opined that Gulliver can't even curb his behaviour and aggression when faced with a dangerous offender tag.

The assessment also cites a 1999 psychological report that details Gulliver's childhood, beginning when he was adopted in New Brunswick when he was 20 days old.

It notes that Gulliver admitted to acting out as early as when he was in Grade 2, including setting fires at school, putting thumb tacks on chairs and looking up girls' skirts.

He also admitted killing animals as a child, being into the Goth subculture and admiring notorious murderers.

Gulliver also expressed an interest in sadomasochistic behaviour and sexual dominance and admitted finding both giving and receiving pain as pleasurable.

A 2012 RCMP threat assessment report noted the psych report also had Gulliver admitting to throwing feces at other children when he was young, as well as spraying kids with gas, stealing and exposing himself to girls.

The threat assessment also cites prison reports that have Gulliver saying he is interested in paranormal phenomenon, witchcraft and Satanism and idolizes Ted Bundy and Charles Manson, whom he described as "pretty cool."

It also notes that Gulliver likes to be called "Damien" and he has tattoos all over his body that include Jesus with his face ripped apart, pentagrams and swastikas.

The assessment concludes Gulliver is a "high risk" for both physical and sexual violence.

Court has heard Gulliver was convicted of sexual assault, assault, unlawful confinement, choking, uttering threats and resisting arrest relating to the Claresholm attack.

The victim testified Gulliver hit her in the head three times, pinned her to a bed, choked her, tried to burn her with a cigarette and then sexually assaulted her.