Here is a bash script for newer Maven copy and paste it...
# @author Yucca Nel
#!/bin/sh
#This installs maven2 & a default JDK
sudo apt-get install maven2;
#Makes the /usr/lib/mvn in case...
sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/mvn;
#Clean out /tmp...
sudo rm -rf /tmp/*;
cd /tmp;
#Update this line to reflect newer versions of maven
wget http://mirrors.powertech.no/www.apache.org/dist//maven/binaries/apache-maven-3.0.3-bin.tar.gz;
tar -xvf ./*gz;
#Move it to where it to logical location
sudo mv /tmp/apache-maven-3.* /usr/lib/mvn/;
#Link the new Maven to the bin... (update for higher/newer version)...
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/mvn/apache-maven-3.0.3/bin/mvn /usr/bin/mvn;
#test
mvn -version;
exit 0;