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Yes, you could make in 2023 a $6,000 contribution for 2022 and another contribution of $6,500 for 2023 (IRA contribution limits) and then convert the full amount.

If you do this you will enter a nondeductile contribution on your 2022 return and 2023 return. The conversion will be entered on your 2023 return.

 To enter the nondeductible contribution to the traditional IRA on your 2022 return:

1. Login to your TurboTax Account 
2. Click on "Search" on the top right and type “IRA contributions” 
3. Click on “Jump to IRA contributions"
4. Select “traditional IRA”
5. Answer “No” to “Is This a Repayment of a Retirement Distribution?”
6. Enter the amount you contributed
7. Answer “No” to the recharacterized question on the “Did You Change Your Mind?” screen
8. Answer the next questions until you get to “Any Nondeductible Contributions to Your IRA?” and select “Yes” if you had a nondeductible contribution before this tax year.
9. Enter your basis in the Traditional IRA from your 2021 Form 8606 line 14 (if you had a basis in the prior year)
10. On the “Choose Not to Deduct IRA Contributions” screen choose “Yes, make part of my IRA contribution nondeductible” and enter the amount (if you have a retirement plan at work and are over the income limit it will be nondeductible automatically and you only get a warning and then a screen saying $0 is deductible).

On your 2023 tax return

To enter the nondeductible contribution to the traditional IRA:

1. Login to your TurboTax Account 
2. Click on "Search" on the top right and type “IRA contributions” 
3. Click on “Jump to IRA contributions"
4. Select “traditional IRA”
5. Answer “No” to “Is This a Repayment of a Retirement Distribution?”
6. Enter the amount you contributed
7. Answer “No” to the recharacterized question on the “Did You Change Your Mind?” screen
8. Answer the next questions until you get to “Any Nondeductible Contributions to Your IRA?” and select “Yes” since you had a nondeductible contribution before this tax year.
9. Enter your basis in the Traditional IRA from your 2022 Form 8606 line 14 ($6,000 assuming you didn't have a basis from 2021 or earlier)
10. On the “Choose Not to Deduct IRA Contributions” screen choose “Yes, make part of my IRA contribution nondeductible” and enter the amount (if you have a retirement plan at work and are over the income limit it will be nondeductible automatically and you only get a warning and then a screen saying $0 is deductible).

To enter the 1099-R conversion: 

1. Click on "Search" on the top right and type “1099-R”  
2. Click on “Jump to 1099-R”
3. Click "Continue" and enter the information from your 1099-R
4. Answer questions until you get to “Tell us if you moved the money through a rollover or conversion” and choose “I converted some or all of it to a Roth IRA”
5. On the "Review your 1099-R info" screen click "Continue"
6. Answer "yes" to "Any nondeductible Contributions to your IRA?" since you had any nondeductible contributions in prior years.
7. Answer the questions about the basis from line 14 of your 2022 Form 8606 ($6,000 assuming you didn't have a basis from 2021 or earlier) and the value of all traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs

Please be aware the Backdoor Roth only works if your traditional/SEP/SIMPLE IRAs don't have any pre-tax funds left in them. Otherwise, the pro-rata rule would apply.