The court was told Kennedy, a chef, had met Ms Martin when she was a sex worker.
He was grossly intoxicated on the night he subjected her to what Justice Geoffrey Bellew said was a "brutal and sustained'' attack.
Kennedy then showed up at his brother's house and asked for help to dispose of the body, but his brother refused, AAP reported.
He dumped the body on a sofa, drove off and was picked up by police when he was seen driving erratically the next morning.
Justice Bellew said Ms Martin's plan to return to sex work, and Kennedy's drunkenness, might have sparked the tension.
In court yesterday, Ms Martin's mother yelled out as Kennedy was led away, AAP reported.
"At least you get your life, Debbie doesn't. At least you can turn over in bed. Hope you're bloody satisfied,'' she said.