No, if he wanted that he could have went to a different place where Batman wasn't and started burning down cities. He chose to test Batman, because he was a worthy adversary.
The Joker was in a co-dependent relationship with the Batman. It was a dysfunctional one-sided bromance. He originally was just doing it to fuck with people, but once the Batman showed up his focus changed. The Joker started doing things to provoke Batman, to test his metal, to challenge his morals, to try and break him (while half hoping he wouldn't break). The Joker had gained a purpose, and then got caught. But without that purpose he would have self destructed much sooner.
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