Convicted murderer Judy Moran spat in the direction of other prisoners and ran over an inmate's foot with her electric wheelchair in a jailhouse row,

Convicted murderer Judy Moran spat in the direction of other prisoners and ran over an inmate's foot with her electric wheelchair in a jailhouse row, a court has heard.

The gangland widow who was convicted in March of orchestrating her brother-in-law Des "Tuppence" Moran's 2009 execution was being kept at bay from three other prisoners at the Dame Phyllis Frost women's jail following security concerns, the Victorian Supreme Court heard on Monday.

The court heard Moran, 66, was living in cottage accommodation at the prison but was moved to a management unit earlier this month as a result of a security incident sparked by a newspaper article stating Moran "expected to be waited on hand and foot".

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Moran had complained the article breached her privacy and accused other prisoners of sharing information about her, leading other inmates to threaten her.

She had also spat in the direction of other prisoners and ran over one's foot using her electric wheelchair, the court was told.

After the incident, Moran was moved to a management unit known as "the slot" for 19 hours for her safety before returning to the mainstream jail population.

The evidence came during Moran's further pre-sentence hearing regarding her health concerns, which her defence claims will make her jail time more onerous.

Justice Lex Lasry will sentence Moran at a date to be fixed.