The Penthouse covergirl renovated her way to fame on The Block before her celebrity unravelled as she became embroiled in a series of public scandals.

Last month, the District Court cleared Taylor on more serious extortion charges, deprivation of liberty, fraud and assault after she was accused of attacking a man at her apartment in October 2019.

But Taylor remained in custody on a raft of drug and driving offences, along with some 94 charges of breaching the conditions of her bail.

The court took almost half an hour to determine how many of the hundred-plus charges the reality star was still facing before legal proceedings could get underway.

Dozens of charges were dropped in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday at the outset, with the prosecutor offering no evidence on more than 70 offences.

Taylor, 50, whose real name is Suellen Jan Taylor, eventually pleaded guilty to almost 30 charges, including possessing small amounts of cocaine and cannabis.

She has already spent some 202 days in custody with more than a month in solitary confinement, the court was told.

The prosecution asked for Taylor to be given probation and a suspended sentence, insisting she showed a "blatant and persistent" disregard for the court.

However, Taylor's lawyer Michael Gatenby described the remaining charges as "low level", and her "downhill slide" stayed with the "outrageous" extortion claims that have since been dismissed.

Mr Gatenby said Taylor was also set up by Channel Nine while on bail in what he described as an "outrageous stitch-up" that led to assault charges for which she escaped punishment.

"My client was portrayed as a piece of trash," Mr Gatenby said.

"She was vilified and crucified in an outrageous stitch-up, and all contributed ... she has gone downhill rapidly."

Taylor was convicted but not further punished on all charges as magistrate Stephen Courtney ordered her immediate release.

"Not meaning this in an insulting way, but your story is a sad one," Mr Courtney said.

"There has been a real deterioration of your position and mental health.

"When one really drills down to it, while there are a lot of charges ... the charges each and of themselves do not reach a high level of seriousness."

Outside court, Mr Gatenby said it was a horrendous experience for a woman who had done nothing wrong and called for an inquiry.

"I think the should be an inquiry into the way the state treats people with mental illness," he said.

"I don't know how you would cope, sitting in a jail cell knowing you had done nothing wrong.

"A lot of people have a lot to answer for - I don't know how her mental health has withstood this behaviour."

Taylor will be released from custody on Thursday.

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