jquery-file-upload sortable download list - jquery-ui-sortable

Question

I want to make the download file list of the ui version sortable. The recommended method of creating a sortable list breaks when the template is rendered.
I have tried implementing the suggestion found here:
sortable images after upload - jQuery File Upload
but this only makes the whole group of files sortable (as a group).
Here is my template code:
<!-- The template to display files available for upload -->
<script id="template-upload" type="text/x-tmpl">
{% for (var i=0, file; file=o.files[i]; i++) { %}
<tr class="template-upload fade">
<td>
<span class="preview"></span>
</td>
<td>
<p class="name">{%=file.name%}</p>
{% if (file.error) { %}
<div><span class="label label-important">Error</span> {%=file.error%}</div>
{% } %}
</td>
<td>
<p class="size">{%=o.formatFileSize(file.size)%}</p>
{% if (!o.files.error) { %}
<div class="progress progress-success progress-striped active" role="progressbar" aria-valuemin="0" aria-valuemax="100" aria-valuenow="0"><div class="bar" style="width:0%;"></div></div>
{% } %}
</td>
<td>
{% if (!o.files.error && !i && !o.options.autoUpload) { %}
<button class="button small radius success start">
<i class="icon-upload icon-white"></i>
<span>Start</span>
</button>
{% } %}
{% if (!i) { %}
<button class="button small radius secondary cancel">
<i class="icon-ban-circle icon-white"></i>
<span>Cancel</span>
</button>
{% } %}
<p><label>Article ID: <input name="articleId[]" value="<?php echo $results['article']->id; ?>" required></label></p>
<p><label>File Name: <input name="fileName[]" value="{%=file.name%}" required></label></p>
</td>
</tr>
{% } %}
</script>
<!-- The template to display files available for download -->
<script id="template-download" type="text/x-tmpl">
<div class="template-download fade" ><ul id="sortable">
{% $( "#sortable" ).sortable(); $( "#sortable" ).disableSelection(); %}
{% for (var i=0, file; file=o.files[i]; i++) { %}
{%
for (var j = 0; j < imageNames.length; j++) {
if ( imageNames[j] == file.name ) {
/*alert(imageNames[j]+'\n'+file.name);*/ %}
<li class="ui-state-default">
<p>i = {% print(i); %} </p>
<span class="preview">
{% if (file.thumbnailUrl) { %}
{% } %}
</span>
<p class="name">
<a href="{%=file.url%}" title="{%=file.name%}" download="{%=file.name%}" {%=file.thumbnailUrl?'data-gallery':''%}>{%=file.name%}</a>
</p>
{% if (file.error) { %}
<div><span class="label label-important">Error</span> {%=file.error%}</div>
{% } %}
<span class="size">{%=o.formatFileSize(file.size)%}</span>
<button class="button small radius alert delete" data-type="{%=file.deleteType%}" data-url="{%=file.deleteUrl%}"{% if (file.deleteWithCredentials) { %} data-xhr-fields='{"withCredentials":true}'{% } %}>
<i class="icon-trash icon-white"></i>
<span>Delete</span>
</button>
<input type="checkbox" name="delete" value="1" class="toggle">
<input type="hidden" name="sortOrder" value="{% print(i); %}">
</li>
{%
}
}
%}
{% } %}</ul></div>
</script>
<script>
$(function() {
$( "#sortable" ).sortable();
$( "#sortable" ).disableSelection();
$( ".files" ).sortable({
revert: true
});
});