The Court of Appeal has ordered a police officer and the State of Victoria to pay more than $140,000 in court costs for a man assaulted by police five years ago

Grant Watkins was punched in the face and had his head smashed into a wall at the St Kilda Road police complex in May, 2005.

Mr Watkins alleged he went to the station looking for his blind girlfriend after they had had a fight.

He was arrested and threatened when he refused to be fingerprinted.

Mr Watkins was held down by the arms and punched in the face with force.

The officers involved were cleared in 2008.

But an appeals judge overturned that decision earlier this month, ordering the state and one officer, Nathan Kaeser, to pay $98,000 in damages.

They have now been ordered them to pay Watkins' legal costs