Where does this picture fit??

Maybe he didn't want Qui-Gon cutting the clumsy thing in half before Obi-Wan could... 😛

He could've killed him on Tatooine though. For the sake of the plot though, he knew not to use twin blades until later. Maul couldn't disrupt the script, now could he? ❌

Dramatic tension, thats why 😛

Or a case of not thinking ahead. 😄