Mithral chain shirt in this case.
Outside of being a warrior no one that i know of
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Fighter can with armor training. If you're in a home campaign there is the Nimble property from the Magic Item Compendium in 3.5. It's a +1 enhancement and raises the max dex rating by 1. You could talk with your GM and see if scaling the enhancement bonus would get you more max dex.
In 1001 spells (3pp) there's a 2nd level arcane spell called flexarmor that will do it. 1 minute per level if you wanted to price it. Or you could get mage armor spell cast on you, and toss the armor. Even bracers of armor might suit you. May your armor protect you from your enemies.
Not counting fighters armor training:
At its maximum a mithril chain shirt can have a 4+5enhancement+6dex = 15. (price: 1100+25000 = 26100)
At its maximum a mithril breastplate can have 6+5enh+5dex = 16 but this requires medium armor proficiency. (price: 4200+25000= 29200)
At its maximum a mithril plate can have a 9+5enh+3dex = 17 but this requires heavy armor proficiency and reduces speed to medium. (price: 10500+25000 = 35500)
However, celestial armor at its max is 6+3enh+8dex = 17. Equivalent to the plate. (price: 22400)
Finally, Bracers of AC at max are 8+dex = 8+?. But to warrant this you need a dex that is greater than +9 (+10 minimum is the only time youll see benefit out of it). (price: 64000)
Hope this helps. - Gauss
Celestial plate armor goes to +19 total AC, optionally +21.
Kindly note that if you've got +4 to your Max Dex you aren't slowed by heavy armor as a fighter.
==Aelryinth
Aelryinth, note my first line: I specifically disincluded Armor Training from the statements below it. Most people who want max dex like this (from chain shirts) are not fighters. Fighters with armor training typically go to plate mail anyhow.
Regarding Celestial Plate: Assuming you are allowed to use the 3.5 paizo publication (many DMs do not allow this) Skeletons of Scarwall then yes, Celestial Plate is available. However, the max AC for it is 9+3enh+6dex = 18 not 19 total. The cost is 25000gp
James Jacobs has stated that specific armors do not use standard pricing schemes. Thus no real way to upgrade them. However, I recognize that this is often houseruled and people just add 7000gp for +4 or 16000gp for +5.
- Gauss
Edit: Aelryinth, this is a rules forum not the advice forum thus I try to keep within RAW on this forum to prevent confusion.
This is one of the major holes in PF options compared with 3.5. Yoir best bet is to ask for old 3.5 options, or hope that Ultimate Equipment to patch the hole.
Haramaki, if your dex is MUCH higher than mithral chain chirt's dex limit (rather than only like +1 or +2 better), can be good enough. It's +1 AC light armor w/ no max dex.
For people w/ like +7 or 8 dex bonus, you kind of just fall into an unfortunate gap. Or if you can advance the enhancement on celestial chain, ditto for those w/ dex mods 1 or 2 above what that grants.