Dana Vulin, 31, from Perth, has undergone more than 200 surgical procedures since she was set on fire in February 2012 by Natalie Dimitrovska - who was jealous Dana had spoken to her estranged husband during a party.
Dana was at home the night Dimitrovska visited her, accompanied by a friend, Daniel Stone.
Dimitrovska demanded to know where her husband was - wrongly thinking Dana and he were romantically linked. 'The flames were everywhere: my shoulders, my naked stomach — only my boobs were protected by my tiny boob tube.
'The flames spread to my head, my hair went up in seconds, and when I reached up to wipe the burning chemicals off my face, my hands were already on fire.'
Dana said her instinct was to drop and roll - but by doing so spread the fire further around her body. 'The pain was excruciating, but through my screaming I could hear Natalie and Daniel making their escape through the sliding door,' Dana wrote in her book.
'They were laughing at me while I burnt alive.
'When I stood up the flames were getting worse, and I could barely think through the pain.
'Panicked, I turned to the sink, trying to put the flames out by pouring a bucket of water over myself. Dana said she kept screaming for help - desperate for anyone to hear - while across the room her beloved dog, Killer, was whining in terror.
'I knew that I needed to get help. I was as good as dead without it.
'As I fumbled with the front door I could feel the skin falling from my fingers,' she wrote.
'I managed to get the door open and crossed the hallway to the unit next to mine, kicking at the door while yelling for help.
'Long moments passed. There was no answer. 'Even after the fire was finally extinguished the chemicals continued burning me and it was so intense.
'I screamed so loud and for so long that when someone finally came, he wasn’t even my neighbour.
'The guy who turned up was working out in the gym of an apartment building next to mine, and he’d heard my screams and come running.
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