You do NOT lose the right to self-defense if you started the fight.
“Chapter 776: JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE
776.041 Use of force by aggressor.
The justification described in the preceding sections of this chapter is not available to a person who:
(1) Is attempting to commit, committing, or escaping after the commission of, a forcible felony; or
(2)Initially provokes the use of force against himself or herself, unless:
(a)Such force is so great that the person reasonably believes that he or she is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm and that he or she has exhausted every reasonable means to escape such danger other than the use of force which is likely to cause death or great bodily harm to the assailant; or
(b)In good faith, the person withdraws from physical contact with the assailant and indicates clearly to the assailant that he or she desires to withdraw and terminate the use of force, but the assailant continues or resumes the use of force.”
If the other person escalates the fight beyond normal assault and you have reason to believe you may die, then YES, you can use lethal force to defend yourself - even if you were the aggressor.
I would like for you to read that carefully.
You ***DO *** lose that right when you provoke it.
UNLESS
and it sets forth how you gain it back.
So again, how when and WHY he got out of that car could be an issue.
Remember, the jury supposedly doesn’t know about Martin’s background.
Think about this...what if the jury believes Diamond Eugene???
Does the burden of proof essentially shift????