Between every two Riemann-integrable functions there is at least one Riemann-nonintegrable function

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I "created" this problem approximately 10-14 hours ago.

I think that this problem could be used as some undergraduate exercise in the chapter on Riemann integrability.

The meaning of between is the following:

Suppose that $f$ and $g$ are two Riemann-integrable functions defined on the closed interval $I$ and that $f<g$.

$f<g$ means that for every $x \in I$ it is true that $f(x)<g(x)$.

The function $h$ is between $f$ and $g$ if and only if $f<h<g$.

I think that different approaches exist to solve this exercise, and, which one would be yours?

One intuitive idea is to choose for every $f$ and $g$ some $h$ which is very wildly discontinuous in such a way for Riemann integral of $h$ to not exist.

But, I didn´t turn this idea into a concrete proof yet.

How to prove this?